Comment & Controversy

What drug is best
for penicillin-allergic women
who undergo C-section?

“UPDATE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE”
PATRICK DUFF, MD (JUNE 2009)

Dr. Duff’s recommendations for therapy are most helpful. He includes a recommendation for antibiotic prophylaxis in penicillin-allergic patients undergoing perineal repair, but not for women undergoing cesarean delivery. What is Dr. Duff’s recommendation in that case?