Norbert August Fuhr, Christian Becker, Andreas van Baalen, Karl Bauer, Hartmut Hopp
Antibiotic therapy for preterm premature rupture of membranes – results of a multicenter study
Aims: To evaluate whether primary application of mezlozillin in preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM) prolongs pregnancy and lowers neonatal morbidity.
Methods: In this prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study a total of 105 pregnant women with pPROM between 24+0 and 32+6 weeks of gestation were examined receiving i.v. injections of corticoids and tocolytics as well as mezlocillin (3×2 g/d) or placebo. Assessed factors were prolongation of pregnancy and neonatal morbidity such as neonatal infection, respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Results: Prolongation of pregnancy by more than 7 days was achieved in 63.8% of the mezlocillin group versus 44.8% of the placebo group (P<0.05). The babies of mothers treated with anibiotics had fewer neonatal infections, RDS, IVH and NEC. Total morbidity was significantly lowered in the verum group (P=0.02).
Conclusions: Antibiotic administration following preterm premature rupture of membranes is associated with a prolongation of pregnancy and a reduction of neonatal infectious morbidity.
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 1619-3997
Volume: 34, 05/2006
Pages: 203 - 206
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