title: Infection following caesarean section.
abstract: In a prospective clinical study of post-operative infection in 124 patients undergoing Caesarean section, 39 (31.5%) patients developed a total of 45 infections. There was no significant difference in infection rates between elective and emergency procedures. Five patients (4%) developed endometritis, wound infection was found in 14 (11.3%) and 18 patients (14.5%) developed a post-operative urinary tract infection. Pre-operative C-reactive protein levels and intraoperative swabs of the uterine cavity were not helpful in the early detection of endometritis. The risk factors predisposing to post-caesarean infection were obesity and low socioeconomic status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Reproduction, University of Southampton, Princess Anne Hospital, Hants, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Parrott
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lowes
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Dennis
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004716:Endometritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology