Pre-incision antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the incidence of post-caesarean surgical site infection

J. Brown; M. Thompson; S. Sinnya; A. Jeffery; C. de Costa; C. Woods; P. Howat; A. Raulli

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2012.08.014

Pre-incision antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the incidence of post-caesarean surgical site infection

J. Brown
, M. Thompson
, S. Sinnya
, A. Jeffery
, C. de Costa
, C. Woods
, P. Howat
, A. Raulli

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Abstract

A two-part prospective study was conducted to assess rates of surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section in a large Australian regional hospital before and after a change of timing of antibiotic prophylaxis from after cord clamping to pre-incision. SSI rates dropped from 10.8% in 2010 to 2.8% in 2011 with no adverse neonatal consequences, providing further evidence that antibiotic prophylaxis should be given pre-incision for caesarean section in hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, as is now accepted practice elsewhere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	68-70
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	83
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2012.08.014
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

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