title: Treatment of postpartum endometritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Galveston.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hammill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maccato
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002440:Cefoxitin