Adjunctive Azithromycin Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery
Author(s) -
Alan T. Tita,
Jeff M. Szychowski,
Kim Boggess,
George R. Saade,
Sherri Longo,
Erin Clark,
Sean Esplin,
Kirsten Cleary,
Ronald J. Wapner,
Kellett Letson,
Michelle Owens,
Adi Abramovici,
Namasivayam Ambalavanan,
Gary Cutter,
William Andrews
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1602044
Subject(s) - medicine , azithromycin , antibiotic prophylaxis , endometritis , placebo , pregnancy , number needed to treat , adverse effect , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , relative risk , obstetrics , neonatal sepsis , surgery , antibiotics , sepsis , alternative medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , biology
The addition of azithromycin to standard regimens for antibiotic prophylaxis before cesarean delivery may further reduce the rate of postoperative infection. We evaluated the benefits and safety of azithromycin-based extended-spectrum prophylaxis in women undergoing nonelective cesarean section.
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