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  • Title: Single-center study results of cefotetan and cefoxitin prophylaxis for abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy.
    Author: Orr JW, Sisson PF, Barrett JM, Ellington JR, Jennings RH, Taylor DL.
    Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol; 1988 Mar; 158(3 Pt 2):714-6. PubMed ID: 3128114.
    Abstract:
    A prospective randomized study of 90 patients undergoing hysterectomy who received a single 1 gm dose of cefotetan and multiple 2 gm doses of cefoxitin was completed. An overall infection rate of 1.2% was recorded. Bacteriologic and clinical success rates were not different between antibiotics.
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