Table 2 Antibiotic use by indication during 1019 full-term deliveries
Indications to antibiotic use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prophylactic antibiotics n = 353a,b | Proven or unclear GBSc carriage status 174 (49.3%) | Caesarean section 172 (49.7%) | Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes 24 (6.8%) | Foley catheter induction 13 (3.7%) | Green amniotic fluid 1 (0.3%) |
Non-prophylactic antibiotics n = 49 | Signs of chorioamnionitis 46 (93.9%) | Infection unrelated to delivery 4 (8.2%) | |||