Subclinical infection is associated with preterm rupture of the membranes (PROM) and preterm labor (PTL) in many cases. It was hypothesized that antibiotic treatment might delay delivery and/or decrease infectious morbidity in those with PROM or PTL. Patients from 19 to 34 weeks with PROM and no labor or PTL with intact membranes (but not both) were separately randomized to receive ampicillin versus placebo in addition to usual therapy. There were 36 women with PTL (21 ampicillin/15 placebo) and 84 with preterm PROM (41 ampicillin/43 placebo). Demographically, the treatment and placebo groups were similar. Outcome variables analyzed included delivery delay after treatment, maternal chorioamnionitis/endometritis, Apgar score, neonatal infection, or respiratory distress, and hospital stay. There were no significant differences between the ampicillin and placebo groups in those with PTL or preterm PROM as it concerned outcome parameters. Adjunctive ampicillin used for treatment of idiopathic PTL or preterm PROM was not beneficial in this study.
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