Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections
Year of Publication2015
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
Originally developed
A simple regimen such as ampicillin and once-daily gentamicin is recommended as first-line antibiotics for the treatment of chorioamnionitis.
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year2023
InstitutionWorld Health Organization