Effectiveness of postoperative oral administration of cephalexin and metronidazole on surgical site infection among obese women undergoing cesarean section: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study —phase III

ConclusionPost-operative administration of cephalexin and metronidazole for 48-h post-cesarean delivery among obese women, in addition to the standard pre-operative prophylaxis, reduced the overall rate of surgical site infection and wound infection symptoms in a 2-week follow-up.Trial registration The study protocol was approved by the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCTID: IRCT20200608047685N2) on 2021-03-15.
Source: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research