Antibiotic Use Without Indication During Delivery Hospitalizations in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze trends in unindicated antibiotic use during vaginal delivery hospitalization.

Methods

This study used an administrative database to analyze antibiotic use during delivery hospitalizations from January 2006 to March 2015. Women were classified by mode of delivery and whether they had an evidence-based indication for antibiotics. Indications for antibiotics included preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), cesarean delivery, group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization, chorioamnionitis, endometritis, urinary tract infections, and other infections. The Cochran-Armitage test was used to assess trends of antibiotic administration. Unadjusted and adjusted analyses for antibiotic receipt including demographic, hospital, and obstetric and medical factors were

SUBMITTER: Andrikopoulou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768706 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature