Incidence of postpartum endomyometritis following single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis with either ampicillin/sulbactam, cefazolin, or cefotetan in high-risk cesarean section patients.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis against postpartum endomyometritis in high-risk cesarean section patients. DESIGN: Patients were administered one of three single-dose antibiotic regimens following umbilical cord clamping after cesarean section delivery. SETTIN...

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Main Authors: Noyes, N, Berkeley, A S, Freedman, K, Ledger, W
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1998
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784814/