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Effect of single‐dose prophylactic co‐trimoxazole on theincidence of gynaecological postoperative urinary tractinfection
Author(s) -
IRELAND D.,
TACCHI D.,
BINT A. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1982.tb03663.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chemoprophylaxis , urinary system , abdominal hysterectomy , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , surgery , hysterectomy , physics , optics
Summary. One hundred patients having abdominal hysterectomy forbenign conditions were randomized into two groups; 50 received cotrimoxazole by intramuscular injection immediately before operation and acontrol group of 50 were given no antibacterial cover. Single‐dosechemoprophylaxis with co‐trimoxazole was effective in reducing theincidence of postoperative urinary tract infection from 35% in the controlgroup to 4% in the treated group.