title: Comparative study of single-dose cefotaxime and multiple doses of cefoxitin and cefazolin as prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery.
abstract: In this comparative, randomized, multicenter trial, 273 patients scheduled for gynecologic surgery were studied: 87 received a single 1-g dose of cefotaxime 30 minutes before surgery; 81 were given a 1-g dose of cefoxitin 30 minutes before surgery and 1 g every 6 hours for 24 hours after surgery (total dose 4 g); and 105 received a 1-g dose of cefazolin 30 minutes before surgery, followed by 1 g every 8 hours for 48 hours (total dose 6 g). Patients who received cefotaxime had a significantly lower incidence of postoperative fever compared with those treated with cefoxitin or cefazolin (p < 0.01). The incidence of positive urinary cultures was lower in the cefotaxime and cefazolin groups when compared with the cefoxitin group (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively). The results of this study confirm the efficacy of cefotaxime as prophylaxis in surgical infections and demonstrate that single-dose cefotaxime is more effective than a four-dose regimen of cefoxitin.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Carretera de Colmenar, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campillo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rubio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D002440:Cefoxitin; D002437:Cefazolin; D002439:Cefotaxime