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Table 2 Comparison of cesarean surgical site infections between patients receiving ceftriaxone vs. those receiving ampicillin

From: The efficacy of ampicillin compared with ceftriaxone on preventing cesarean surgical site infections: an observational prospective cohort study

Characteristic

Ceftriaxone (n = 911)

Ampicillin (n = 3238)

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

 

Total Cesarean SSIs

 yes

12

1.3

133

4.1

< 0.001

  no

899

98.7

3105

95.9

 

Incisional SSIs

 yes

1

0.1

39

1.2

0.001

 no

910

99.9

3199

98.8

 

Organ/space SSIs

 yes

11

1.2

94

2.9

0.003

 no

900

98.8

3144

97.1

 
  1. SSIs Surgical site infections