Antibiotic regimens for management of intraamniotic infection

BACKGROUND: Intraamniotic infection is associated with maternal morbidity and neonatal sepsis, pneumonia and death. Although antibiotic treatment is accepted as the standard of care, few studies have been conducted to examine the effectiveness of different antibiotic regimens for this infection and whether to administer antibiotics intrapartum or postpartum. OBJECTIVES: To study the effects of different maternal antibiotic regimens for …