Prospective Cohort Study of Surgical Site Infections Following Single Dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Caesarean Section at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Medchal, India
Kalpana Basany,
Sirshendu Chaudhuri,
Lakshmi Shailaja
et al.
Abstract:Background: Caesarean section (CS) is a considered to be a life-saving operative intervention for women and new-borns in certain antepartum and intrapartum conditions. Caesarean delivery may be accompanied by several complications including surgical site infections (SSI). However, there is a significant lack of uniformity in the administration of antibiotics for preventing surgical site infections (SSI) following Caesarean deliveries. The present study was conducted to determine the incidence of post CS SSI fo… Show more
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