title: The treatment of endomyometritis.
abstract: The mainstay of treatment for postpartum endometritis is a combination of antibiotics, such as clindamycin plus an aminoglycoside. In an effort to save time and reduce the cost of treating this infection, researchers have investigated monotherapy with a beta-lactam antibiotic. Twenty-five patients with postcesarean endometritis and three with postpartum endometritis were studied at two sites for the effectiveness of 3.1 g ticarcillin disodium/clavulanate potassium administered every four or six hours for a minimum of four days. Eighteen of the 25 postcesarean endometritis patients (72%) were judged clinical cures, 6 (24%) were clinical failures, and 1 had therapy discontinued because of diarrhea. In the postpartum course of all the patients there were no wound infections and three (12%) instances of bacteremia. The majority of the enterococci were sensitive to ticarcillin disodium/clavulanate potassium, as were all of the Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacteroides bivius, Bacteroides fragilis and other Bacteroides species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-Los Angeles, Torrance 90509.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yonekura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004716:Endometritis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013982:Ticarcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors
chemical_list: D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010406:Penicillins; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D013982:Ticarcillin