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Antibiotics for treating septic abortion.

Atim Udoh1, Emmanuel E Effa, Olabisi Oduwole

  • 1Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|July 2, 2016
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Current evidence does not strongly support specific antibiotics for septic abortion treatment. More high-quality research is needed to guide effective antibiotic therapy for this serious complication.

Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Septic abortion, a severe complication of abortion, involves upper genital tract infection.
  • Treatment typically includes antibiotics and evacuation of retained products.
  • Optimal antibiotic regimens lack consensus, necessitating evidence-based guidance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the effectiveness of various antibiotics and regimens for treating septic abortion.

Main Methods:

  • Searched multiple databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, POPLINE) and clinical trial registries.
  • Included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs comparing antibiotic treatments.
  • Data extraction and analysis were performed independently by two reviewers.

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Main Results:

  • Limited evidence from three small, older RCTs (n=233) was available.
  • Clindamycin showed no significant difference versus penicillin plus chloramphenicol in fever reduction or hospitalization duration.
  • Penicillin plus chloramphenicol did not differ from cephalothin plus kanamycin in treating septic abortion.
  • Tetracycline with enzymes appeared more effective than intravenous penicillin G for fever resolution, based on one study.

Conclusions:

  • No strong evidence supports clindamycin over penicillin plus chloramphenicol, or penicillin plus chloramphenicol over cephalothin plus kanamycin.
  • Tetracycline enzyme antibiotic showed promise but requires further validation.
  • High-quality RCTs are urgently needed, especially from low-resource settings, to establish optimal antibiotic treatments for septic abortion.