Single Dose Cefepime Versus Cefuroxime Plus Metronidazole as a Prophylactic Antibiotic During Emergency Intrapartum Cesarean Section

Single Dose Cefepime Versus Cefuroxime Plus Metronidazole as a Prophylactic Antibiotic: A Randomized Controlled Study

Compare between cefepime versus routine antibiotics as a prophylactic antibiotic during emergency cesarean section in a tertiary center of obstetric care

This is a randomized double blinded study which compare between single dose cefepime versus cefuroxime plus metronidazole during emergency intrapartum cesarean section.

Outcomes will include fever, wound infection, and urinary tract infection.

Inclusion Criteria:

• intrapartum caesarean section

Exclusion Criteria:

• evidence of infection