Research Article

Postoperative Infectious Morbidities of Cesarean Delivery in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women

Table 4

Postoperative infectious complications among HIV-infected women and HIV-negative women.

HIV-infectedHIV-negative -value

Infectious complications20 (16.8%)52 (19.7%)NS
Endometritis15 (12.6%)32 (12.1%)NS
Urinary tract infection2 (1.7%)15 (5.7%)NS
Superficial wound breakdown 1 (0.8%) 5 (1.9%) NS
Deep wound breakdown1 (0.8%)3 (1.1%)NS
05 (1.9%)NS
Pneumonia2 (1.7%)3 (1.1%)NS

Data presented as number and percent. = Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis.NS = Not significant.