Kefazolin Versus Kefazolin Plus Metronidazole to Reduce Postpartum Infection

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-06-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Randomised controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of adding metronidazole pre-operatively to kefazolin in reducing postpartum infection

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Pretoria
• Treatments: Metronidazole

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

18 years and older Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• women younger than 18 years women not able or willing to provide written informed consent women with or without infection already receiving antibiotics for other indications women allergic to kefazolin or metronidazole