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Prophylactic antibiotics for operative vaginal delivery

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English - May 14, 2019 14:30 - 10 minutes - 7.48 MB
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Marian Knight (University of Oxford, UK) discusses the ANODE trial, which highlights how prophylactic antibiotics given at 3 hours after birth can substantially reduce infection after operative vaginal delivery. The results should result in an updating of current clinical guidelines.

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