NIH: Single-Dose Antibiotic Prevents Maternal Sepsis And Death
February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023:
A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor deve . . .
A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. Only 1.6% of women in the study who received azithromycin during labor deve . . .