50
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2019
Primary Completion Date
March 4, 2020
Study Completion Date
April 4, 2020
Ceftriaxone
Injection ceftriaxone 1 gm will be prepared by reconstitution of the crystallised powder form in 100 ml of normal saline. This preparation will then be infused slowly over thirty minutes, after intradermal testing for hypersensitivity. Inj ceftriaxone 1gm IV will be given twelve hourly.
Metronidazole
Injection metronidazole 500 mg is available from pharmacies in solutions of 100 ml. It will be infused slowly over thirty minutes, three times per day
Placebo infusion
Similar placebo infusion
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
OTHER