Ceftriaxone versus ampicillin/cloxacillin as antibiotic prophylaxis in elective caesarean section.

We carried out a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy of ceftriaxone and ampicillin/cloxacillin prophylaxis in decreasing the frequency of post-caesarean section infection-related morbidity. Two hundred patients randomly received either ceftriaxone (single dose) or ampicillin/cloxacillin (3 doses) intravenously at induction of anaesthesia. There was no statistical difference in incidence of endometritis (P = 0.

Toxoplasmosis in pregnant Sudanese women.

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a sero-epidemiological survey of toxoplasmosis in pregnant Sudanese women.

Methods: Four hundred and eighty-seven pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Khartoum and Omdurman, Maternity Hospitals, Sudan during the period June through to December 2000 were counselled for socio-demographic and obstetrical risk factors for toxoplasmosis, and screened for immunoglobin G (IgG) and IgM anti-toxoplasma antibodies using enzyme linked immunoassay.

Results: Immunoglobin G anti-toxoplasma antibodies were positive (titre > 11 IU/ml) in 166/487 (34.

A multicenter comparative trial of triphasic and monophasic, low-dose combined oral contraceptives.

A comparative multicenter clinical trial of two combined oral contraceptives (OCs) was conducted at clinics located in the Sudan, Sri Lanka, Chile, the Dominican Republic and Ecuador. The trial was designed to determine if there were differences in efficacy, safety and acceptability between a triphasic and a low-dose monophasic OC. This report includes analysis of 1088 women.

A crossover pill study among Sudanese women.

A crossover study from a standard-dose to a low-dose oral contraceptive was conducted in the Sudan. Reported side effects were very few, with a headache the most frequently reported. Switching to the other pill did not affect the rate of any side effects.

A comparative study of two estrogen dosages in combined oral contraceptives among Sudanese women.

A prospective study of two combined oral contraceptives was conducted in the Sudan. No pregnancies occurred. Overall incidence of side effects was low.

Arterial blood pressure in Sudanese women of childbearing age.

The casual blood pressure of 1276 married and unmarried Sudanese women between 15 and 50 years of age, living in Khartoum, was recorded. The study showed a low range of blood pressure and no tendency to rise with advancing age. No correlation with parity was observed.

Inducing labor with oral prostaglandin E2 in Khartoum hospital.

Prostagland-n E2 (PGE2) was administered orally to 109 patients to induce labor. Sixty-five of these patients had an amniotomy prior to PGE2 administration. PGE2 was administered to the remaining.