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Table 2 Postpartum infection after non-elective CS. Main composite infections and secondary infections given as number and prevalence. 95% CI = 95% pointwise confidence intervals

From: Postoperative infections after non-elective cesarean section – a retrospective cohort study of prevalence and risk factors at a single center in Denmark administering prophylactic antibiotics after cord clamping

 

Number

Prevalence

95% CI

Total (n = 2725)

  Main composite infection:

87

3.2%

(2.6–4.0)

  Endometritis

37

1.4%

(0.9–1.9)

  Surgical-site infection

35

1.3%

(0.9–1.8)

  Sepsis

15

0.6%

(0.3–0.9)

  Secondary infections:

217

7.9%

(7.0–9.0)

  Unknown focus

35

1.3%

(0.9–1.8)

  Mastitis

104

3.8%

(3.2–4.6)

  Urinary tract infection

64

2.3%

(1.8 − 3.0)

  Pneumonia

7

0.3%

(0.1–0.5)

  Other infections

7

0.3%

(0.1–0.5)

  Total infections

304

11.2%

(10.0–12.4)