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A randomised controlled trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective caesarean delivery

J.S. Bagratee, Jagidesa Moodley, Immo Kleinschmidt, W. Zawilski

BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2001 · 46 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Antibiotic prophylaxis with cefoxitin in elective caesarean section did not reduce post-operative infectious morbidity in this double-blind randomised placebo controlled trial.

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A double‐blind randomized controlled trial on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing elective caesarean section

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