Administering antibiotic prior to C-section reduces infection rates by 50 percent
Physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside the standard recommended antibiotic regimen, cefazolin, reduces infection rates by 50 percent for women who have a non-elective caesarean delivery. A study shows adding the dose of 500 milligrams of azithromycin during a C-section also significantly decreases […]
