Ceftriaxone versus ampicillin/cloxacillin as antibiotic prophylaxis in elective caesarean section

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-282

  Ahmed, E T S ^a   Mirghani, O A ^a   Gerais, A S ^b   Adam, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c New Halfa Hospital   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PERINATAL DEATH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOMITING; WOUND INFECTION;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APGAR SCORE; CEFTRIAXONE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLOXACILLIN; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SUDAN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26044478417     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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