[Cesarean section and postoperative infectious-inflammatory complications. II. A comparative evaluation of 2 methods for antibiotic prophylaxis in cesarean section].

The authors compare two methods for antibiotic prophylaxis of infectious-inflammatory complications in cesarean section: 1. Widely distributed mass prophylaxis with penicillin and gentamicin and 2. selective prophylaxis with Azlocillin, performed after determination, of the degree of the risk. 233 cesarean section were included in the study, 122 of which were treated by the first method. 59 out of 11 cesarean sections were evaluated as such with high risk and respectively treated with Azlocillin, but 52 of the women with low risk were not treated with antibiotic. The results show the advantages and economic benefits of the selective antibiotic prophylaxis in cesarean section.