Mezlocillin prophylaxis against infection after cesarean section: a comparison of techniques

We studied 212 patients undergoing emergency cesarean section at an urban hospital. Four techniques of antibiotic prophylaxis were used, including single-dose and triple-dose parenteral therapy, parenteral and lavage therapy, and lavage therapy alone. One agent, mezlocillin, was used for all patient...

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Published in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 79; no. 10; p. 1248
Main Authors:	Lavery, J P, Huang, K C, Koontz, W L, Reinstine, J, Marcell, C, Rosenberg, N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-10-1986
Subjects:	Bacterial Infections - prevention & control Cesarean Section - adverse effects Drug Evaluation Female Humans Injections, Intravenous Mezlocillin - administration & dosage Mezlocillin - therapeutic use Pregnancy Premedication Random Allocation Therapeutic Irrigation
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Summary:	We studied 212 patients undergoing emergency cesarean section at an urban hospital. Four techniques of antibiotic prophylaxis were used, including single-dose and triple-dose parenteral therapy, parenteral and lavage therapy, and lavage therapy alone. One agent, mezlocillin, was used for all patients. There was no significant difference in surgically related infectious morbidity among the groups. This antibiotic proved efficacious when related to historical controls, and was the most economical of the modalities of administration studied.
ISSN:	0038-4348
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-198610000-00013