A classification is made of 219 cases notified as puerperal fever or puerperal pyrexia. Of these, 71 were local uterine infections; 47, pelvic or general peritonitis; 11, pelvic cellulitis; 20, septicaemia or pyaemia; 12, pyelitis, and 58, febrile conditions not due to infection of the genital
Three cases of a syndrome of pelvic cellulitis following fist fornication are described. These cases are characterized by the history of fist fornication three or more days previously, fever, pararectal induration, acute proctitis and signs of pelvic peritoneal irritation. It is important to
In the years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 641 cesarean sections were performed in the 1st Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the University of Vienna. All these were analysed in respect of diagnosis in each case as well as morbidity of mother and child. Especially the increase of the
A randomized comparison of ceftazidime versus clindamycin-tobramycin was performed for the treatment of obstetrical and gynecological infections. Entry criteria were an oral temperature of greater than or equal to 38 degrees C and a clinical diagnosis of endometritis, salpingitis, or pelvic
BACKGROUND
An evaluation of the clinical characteristics and profitability of the diagnostic methods of myositis by Staphylococcus aureus was undertaken in favor of earlier diagnosis and treatment.
METHODS
Twenty-eight cases of pyomyositis by S. aureus attended over the last nine years were studied.
Clinical studies on cefodizime (CDZM) were performed in patients of obstetrics and gynecology. CDZM was given to patients via drip infusion at a daily dose of 2-4 g, and the results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. A total of 10 cases included 5 cases of intrauterine infections (3 cases of
BACKGROUND
A septic abortion refers to any abortion (spontaneous or induced) complicated by upper genital tract infection including endometritis or parametritis. The mainstay of treatment of septic abortion is antibiotic therapy alone or in combination with evacuation of retained products of
A pelvic abscess is a life-threatening collection of infected fluid in the pouch of Douglas, fallopian tube, ovary, or parametric tissue.[1] Usually, a pelvic abscess occurs as a complication after operative procedures. It starts as pelvic cellulitis or hematoma spreads to parametrial tissue.[2] It
Aztreonam (SQ 26,776, AZT), a new monobactam antibiotic, was studied in obstetrics and gynecology with the following results. For the study of tissue penetration, 1 g AZT was administered by intravenous drip infusion for 1 hour. The concentration was high in elbow venous blood and uterine arterial
Ninety-one patients were enrolled in a prospective randomized double-blind study evaluating the efficacy of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing the incidence of operative site infection after abdominal hysterectomy. Forty-five patients received a 2-dose course of cefoxitin; 46 patients
One hundred thirty-five patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy were randomly assigned to one of three regimens of prophylactic antibiotics. There was no statistically significant difference among the three groups in the incidence of postoperative pelvic cellulitis, fever index, or duration of
A prospective randomized placebo controlled double-blind study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of short term perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis on patients undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy. Fifty-two patients received 3 doses of 0.5 g cefazolin, 54 patients received 3 doses
Ceftazidime ( CAZ ) exhibited in vitro activity greater than cefoperazone, cefotiam, cefmetazole and cefazolin and almost equal to cefotaxime (CTX), ceftizoxime (CZX) and latamoxef ( LMOX ) against E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolated from obstetrical or gynecological infections excluding urinary
A clinical investigation on the efficacy of T-1982 (cefbuperazone), a new cephamycin antibiotic, was performed in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. T-1982 was administered to 17 cases: 6 cases of parametritis, 3 cases of endometritis after artificial abortion, 3 cases of puerperal fever, 2
A total of 15 cases of obstetrical and gynecological infections was treated with cefminox (CMNX, MT-141), a new cephamycin antibiotic, with following results. The subjects consisted of 3 cases of salpingitis, 2 cases of parametritis, 5 cases of endometritis, and 1 case each of puerperal fever,
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