Azithromycin to prevent sepsis or death in women planning a vaginal birth
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Published in New England Journal of Medicine · View the paper (DOI)
A single oral dose of azithromycin can reduce postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large clinical trial. The study enrolled over 29,000 women in seven low- and middle-income countries and found that only 1.6% developed sepsis or died within six weeks after delivery.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Single-dose antibiotic prevents maternal sepsis and death NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · Feb 9, 2023 · first to report
- Single dose of common antibiotic reduces mothers’ risk of death during childbirth, study finds University of Virginia Health System · Feb 9, 2023
- Single dose of azithromycin reduces maternal sepsis or death University of Alabama at Birmingham · Feb 9, 2023