Table 4.
Perioperative factors
| Study | Patients receiving antibiotics, n (%) | Antibiotic(s) used | Timing of antibiotics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adesunkanmi and Faleyimu10 | NA | NA | NA |
| Ali11 | Most operated cases | NA | NA |
| Amenu et al12 | NA | NA | NA |
| Ansaloni et al13 | 160 (100.0) | Single-dose ampicillin 3 g– metronidazole 500 mg IV | Immediately before operation |
| Björklund et al14 | 1,495 (98.0) | Benzyl penicillin G | Preoperative, n (%): 346 (22.7) Postoperative, n (%): 1,149 (75.3) |
| Brisibe et al15 | 0 | None | None |
| Bukar et al16 | 250 (100.0) | NA | NA |
| Chilopora et al17 | 1,140 (65.0) | NA | Preoperative |
| Chu et al18 | 1,276 (100.0) | Cefazolin 1 g | Preoperative |
| de Nardo et al19 | 460 (99.0) | Ceftriaxone–metronidazole + ampicillin–cloxacillin | Preoperative, n: 10 Postoperative, n: 450 |
| Ezechi et al20 | NA | NA | NA |
| Fesseha et al21 | 251 (94.0) | NA | NA |
| Harfouche et al22 | 424 (82.6) | Chloramphenicol or penicillin or ceftriaxone | NA |
| Jido and Garba23 | NA | NA | NA |
| Johnson and Buchmann24 | NA | NA | NA |
| Koigi-Kamau et al25 | NA | NA | NA |
| Moodliar et al26 | 725 (98.0) | NA | NA |
| Moran et al27 | NA | NA | NA |
| Morhason-Bello et al28 | 74 (100.0) | NA | NA |
| Mpogoro et al29 | 344 (99.7) | Single-dose ampicillin or nonampicillin combination | NA |
| Ojiyi et al30 | 358 (100.0) | Ampicillin–cloxacillin or metronidazole–gentamicin | Preoperative |
| Rabiu et al31 | NA | NA | NA |
| Saxer et al32 | 524 (99.0) | Chloramphenicol, aminopenicillin, benzylpenicillin | Preoperative, n (%): 63 (12.0) Postoperative, n (%): 461 (88.0) |
| Sekirime and Lule33 | 478 (100.0) | Penicillin | Postoperative |
| van Bogaert and Misra34 | 692 (100.0) | Ceftriaxone 1 g IV | Post–cord clamping |
| Zvandasara et al35 | 546 (100.0) | Penicillin–chloramphenicol | Preoperative |
Note: Values in parentheses show percentage of total births.
Abbreviation: NA, not available.