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Prophylactic postoperative antibiotics after emergent cesarean delivery and risk of postpartum infection or wound complication

Gabriela DellapianaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-6959
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Candace LevianDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Lindsay GubernickDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Richard M. BurwickDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Pages 6830-6835 | Received 26 Feb 2021, Accepted 03 May 2021, Published online: 19 May 2021

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