Treatment of postpartum endometritis.
In this study, cefoxitin alone (2 gm, every 8 hours) was generally sufficient to cure postpartum endometritis, even when the patient had received prophylaxis with a beta-lactam antibiotic. When single-agent therapy fails, addition of ampicillin usually results in a prompt clinical response.
Martens
M
M
University of Texas, Galveston.
Faro
S
S
Hammill
H
H
Maccato
M
M
D002440:Cefoxitin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004716:Endometritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification
D002440:Cefoxitin