[Antibiotic prophylaxis with cefotaxime in gynecological endoscopy]

It is now well known that even short operations of limited scope lower the body's defences by influencing the immune system. As a result this leads to a change in microbial flora which encourages an increase in the number of Gram-negative, aerobic, anaerobic and enterococcal colonies. In order to prevent infective postoperative complications which might occur after endoscopic surgery, the authors suggest using a series of valuable recommendations which are reported in this paper. Among these the most important is antibiotic prophylaxis which is able to limit the episodes of infection, thus making a positive contribution to the postoperative iter. Cefotaxime was chosen by the authors since this molecule offers both reliable and efficacious prophylaxis as has also been shown by other studies in the obstetrics and gynecological field. The results obtained by this study fully concord with data reported in the literature.