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Clinical Trial
. 1988 Mar;158(3 Pt 2):714-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)44533-3.

Single-center study results of cefotetan and cefoxitin prophylaxis for abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy

J W Orr Jr  1 , P F Sisson, J M Barrett, J R Ellington, R H Jennings, D L Taylor
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Clinical Trial

Single-center study results of cefotetan and cefoxitin prophylaxis for abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy

J W Orr Jr et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Mar.

Abstract

A prospective randomized study of 90 patients undergoing hysterectomy who received a single 1 gm dose of cefotetan and multiple 2 gm doses of cefoxitin was completed. An overall infection rate of 1.2% was recorded. Bacteriologic and clinical success rates were not different between antibiotics.

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