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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan;21(1):113-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.06.005. Epub 2005 Aug 24.

Pregnancy outcome after exposure to injectable ribavirin during embryogenesis

Massoud Rezvani  1 , Gideon Koren
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Pregnancy outcome after exposure to injectable ribavirin during embryogenesis

Massoud Rezvani et al. Reprod Toxicol. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

We describe normal pregnancy outcome in a case of first trimester exposure to injectable ribavirin in a 36-year-old pregnant woman who received three intramuscular injections of ribavirin for suspected SARS. She delivered at 40 weeks of gestation a healthy baby girl. In pediatric follow up at 8 month of age, physical examination and neurodevelopmental milestones were normal.

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