[Antibiotic prophylaxis in limited gynecological surgeries for pregnancy termination]

The authors attempted with this trial to confirm the necessity of periabortal antibiotic prophylaxis after spontaneous and induced abortion. The trial included 172 patients with abortion; 53 of them with induced abortion and 119 with spontaneous abortion. The term of gestation was between 5 and 22 week. Three therapeutic groups were compared to a control no-treatment group. The first group was given Ampicillin orally 4 x 500 mg for 5 consecutive days. The second group was administered a combination of Ampicillin orally 4 x 500 mg plus Gentamycin 2 x 80 mg i.m. for 3 to 5 days postoperatively. The third group was given 3 x 2 g i.v. Cefazolin intraoperatively and 24 hours following the manipulation. The trial aimed at establishing the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the antibiotic prophylaxis. The results tend to prove the perioperative prophylaxis with Cefazolin is preferable since it is most efficient and cost-effective.