Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Smaill, Fiona M ^a   Gyte, Gillian M L ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTHRALGIA; BACTEROIDES; BLOOD DISEASE; CANDIDIASIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER INJURY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; RASH; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THRUSH; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 55049121809     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007482     Document Type: Review

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