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. 2014 Sep;7(3):98-102.
doi: 10.1177/1753495X14522784. Epub 2014 Feb 27.

Post partum infections: A review for the non-OBGYN

E Dalton  1 , E Castillo  2
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Post partum infections: A review for the non-OBGYN

E Dalton et al. Obstet Med. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

The epidemiology of infections in the puerperium (post partum period) is not well understood and remains underestimated because surveillance systems are often limited to the acute care setting. The most common source of persistent fever after delivery is genital tract infection for which diagnosis remains mostly clinical and antibiotic treatment empiric. This review will emphasize surgical site infections (SSIs) and endometritis. Septic thrombo-phlebitis, mastitis, urinary tract infections and rare infections will be covered in less detail. Puerperal sepsis will not be reviewed.

Keywords: Puerperal infection; endometritis; pregnancy complications; puerperal disorders.

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