title: Antibiotic therapy for the Bacteroidaceae in post-cesarean section infections.
abstract: One hundred patients were treated for postpartum endometritis with ampicillin and clindamycin. Fifty patients were analyzed retrospectively and 50 prospectively for therapeutic response and development of late infectious sequelae. Seventy-eight patients exhibited an acceptable clinical response. One patient developed a wound infection from Staphylococcus aureus, which responded to drainage. The remaining 21 patients responded to the addition of an aminoglycoside. No patient developed a pelvic abscess or septic thrombophlebitis. The therapeutic response of the 2 groups treated with ampicillin and clindamycin is contrasted with the results derived from the traditional antibiotic regimen of a penicillin and an aminoglycoside.
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D002981:Clindamycin; D007612:Kanamycin; D000667:Ampicillin