Ampicillin/Sulbactam versus Cefuroxime as antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery: A randomized study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ziogos, Eleftherios ^a   Tsiodras, Sotirios ^b   Matalliotakis, Ioannis ^a   Giamarellou, Helen ^b   Kanellakopoulou, Kyriaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; SULTAMICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULBACTAM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; UMBILICAL CORD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFUROXIME; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; SULBACTAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650823780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-341     Document Type: Article

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