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Flu, COVID-19 and listeria
Treat early in pregnancy.
Source: UKHSA · RCOG| Influenza | Oseltamivir 75 mg twice daily for 5 days — treat even after 48 hours. Inactivated vaccine in any trimester. |
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| COVID-19 | Prophylactic LMWH if admitted. Steroid: prednisolone 40 mg or IV hydrocortisone 80 mg twice daily for 10 days (dexamethasone only if also giving fetal lung steroids). |
| Listeria | Fever in pregnancy: blood cultures. IV amoxicillin 2 g every 4 hours ± gentamicin. Avoid unpasteurised and soft cheese. |
| Vaccines in pregnancy | Pertussis 16–32 weeks; RSV from 28 weeks (UK). |
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