International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A-PLUS trial.
Larissa Sidze, Janet L Moore, Waldemar A Carlo, Musaku Mwenechanya, Elwyn Chomba, Jennifer J Hemingway-Foday, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay C Metgud, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Richard Derman, Adrien L Lokangaka, Antoinette K Tshefu, Melissa S Bauserman, Carl L Bose, Poonam Shivkumar
Published: 202610.1002/ijgo.70777
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A single oral dose of azithromycin (AZM) given during labor to women planning a vaginal delivery reduced maternal infections including sepsis, with a stronger effect in sub-Saharan Africa than South Asia. Since maternal infection contribut…
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