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Peripartum group A streptococcal sepsis: a case report
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Peripartum group A streptococcal sepsis: a case report
J Reprod Med.
2007 Oct.
Abstract
Background: Infections of the upper respiratory tract and skin are commonly attributed to group A Streptococcus (GAS). The organism can be found in the female genital tract and can cause peripartum sepsis in rare cases.
Case: A case of GAS peripartum sepsis did not respond to conservative measures despite early initiation of intravenous antibiotics. Radical surgical intervention improved the condition.
Conclusion: A GAS uterine infection should be suspected at an early stage in cases of puerperal pyrexis that do not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics.
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