Infections complicating low-risk cesarean sections in community hospitals: Efficacy of antimicrobial prophylaxis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 337-343

  Ehrenkranz, N Joel ^a,b   Blackwelder, William C ^a,b   Pfaff, Sandra J ^a,b   Poppe, Dolores ^a,b   Yerg, Diane E ^a,b   Kaslow, Richard A ^a,b  

^a Florida Consortium for Infection Control South Miami ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

cesarean sections and antibiotic prophylaxis; cesarean sections in community hospitals; endometritis and wound infections after cesarean sections; Prevention of infection after low risk cesarean sections; risk factors for infection after cesarean sections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBIOTICS; CESAREAN SECTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMEDICATION; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0025068876     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)90381-G     Document Type: Article

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