Table 2.
Surgical site infection characteristics.
| Characteristic | No β-lactam allergy | β-lactam allergy | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 12,025 (92.83) | N = 929 (7.17) | ||
| Surgical site infection∗,† | 236 (2.0) | 38 (4.1) | <0.001 |
| Endometritis | 164 (1.4) | 25 (2.7) | 0.001 |
| Cellulitis‡ | 13 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0.293 |
| Sepsis‡ | 14 (0.1) | 3 (0.3) | 0.118 |
| Abscess‡ | 6 (0.05) | 3 (0.3) | <0.022 |
| Wound infection | 54 (0.4) | 12 (1.3) | 0.001 |
∗0 had pelvic inflammatory disease listed as the indication for readmission. †Some women had more than one subtype of surgical site infection. ‡Fisher's exact test (other results are chi-square test).