Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
A combination of clindamycin and gentamicin is recommended as first-line antibiotics for the treatment of postpartum endometritis
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections
Year2015
InstitutionWorld Health Organization