referring to infectioncontroltoday
Administering Additional Antibiotic Prior to C-Section Reduces Infection Rates by 50 Percent
Administering Additional Antibiotic Prior to C-Section Reduces Infection Rates by 50 Percent
Physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside the standard recommended antibiotic regimen, cefazolin, reduces infection rates by 50 percent for women who have a non-elective cesarean delivery.A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows adding the dose of 500 milligrams of azithromycin during a C-section also significantly decreases the use of health care resources, including readmissions, emergency room visits and clinic visits."Infection during pregnancy and during the postpregnancy period is a major health problem for both mom and baby, and a common underlying cause of death," said Alan T. N. Tita, MD, PhD, professor in the UAB Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Center for Women's Reproductive Health, and principal investigator of the study.
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2nd Antibiotic Halves C-Section Infection Rate: Study
2nd Antibiotic Halves C-Section Infection Rate: Study
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2nd Antibiotic Halves C-Section Infection Rate
2nd Antibiotic Halves C-Section Infection Rate
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors routinely give an antibiotic before a cesarean-section, the surgical delivery of a baby, to prevent infection in the mother.But, a new study suggests that adding a second antibiotic can cut the risk of infection even more.The researchers found that adding azithromycin to standard antibiotic therapy cut infection rates by 50 percent.
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