Antibiotics for the Treatment of Staphylococcal Infections in the Obstetric Patient

Abstract

This review addresses current epidemiology and treatment of obstetric staphylococcal infections. It also examines current prophylaxis methods and the efficacy of universal screening.

Commonly used antibiotics in ObGyn practice

“…In its intravenous formulation, it is used primarily as a single agent for GBS prophylaxis in penicillin-allergic patients, and it is used in combination with other antibiotics, such as clindamycin plus gentamicin, for treating patients with deepseated incisional (wound) infections. 1,2,13,14 •…”