Effect of gentamicin in combination with metronidazole to prevent of post caesarean infectio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post-caesarean infection; Infections and Infestations; Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN44462542
• Lead Sponsor: Bugando University College of Health Sciences (Tanzania)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 652

Inclusion Criteria

All pregnant women planned for emergency caesarean section and have consented for the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fever (temperature of 38 degrees and above)
2. Prolonged obstructed labor
3. Prolonged premature rupture of membranes (rupture of membrane more than twelve hours)
4. Features of chorioamnionitis (i.e. foul smelling lochia, uterine tenderness associated with fever)
5. Allergic to the antibiotics used in the study
6. Used antibiotics in the 24 hours preceding the operation
7. Will receive blood transfusion before, during or after caesarian section
8. Non pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified