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. 2013 Jan 2;8(1):e53327. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053327

Table 2. Exposure to clarithromycin in the first trimester.

Type of major malformation Number of offspring diagnosed with a major malformation Odds ratio (CI95%)
Exposed N = 253 Unexposed N = 705 584 Unadjusted adjusted
Congenital malformations of the nervous system 0 (0.0) 886 (0.1)
Neural Tube Defects 0 (0.0) 292 (0.0)
Congenital malformations of the eye 0 (0.0) 950 (0.1)
Congenital malformations of the ear, face and neck 0 (0.0) 439 (0.1)
Congenital malformations of the heart 2 (0.8) 5286 (0.8) 1.06 (0.26–4.25) 1.04 (0.26–4.17)
Oro-facial clefts 0 (0.0) 1295 (0.2)
Congenital malformations of the digestive system 0 (0.0) 1277 (0.2)
Congenital malformations of the internal urinary system 0 (0.0) 1819 (0.3)
Congenital malformations of the external genital organs 2 (0.8) 2077 (0.3) 2.70 (0.67–10.86) 2.86 (0.71–11.51)
Congenital malformations of the limbs 5 (2.0) 7509 (1.1) 1.88 (0.77–4.55) 1.97 (0.81–4.78)
Congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system 0 (0.0) 1179 (0.2)
Chromosomal abnormalities 0 (0.0) 983 (0.1)
Teratogenic syndromes with malformations 0 (0.0) 63 (0.0)
Genetic syndromes and microdeletions 0 (0.0) 529 (0.1)
Other malformations 0 (0.0) 1131 (0.2)
Congenital malformations of the respiratory system 0 (0.0) 638 (0.1)
Abdominal wall defects 0 (0.0) 178 (0.0)
All major congenital malformations 9 (3.6) 24 808 (3.5) 1.01 (0.52–1.97) 1.03 (0.53–2.00)

CI95%, 95% confidence intervals.