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Human CEACAM1 is targeted by a Streptococcus pyogenes adhesin implicated in puerperal sepsis pathogenesis [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2023
Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes after childbirth can have life threatening consequences. Here, Catton et al. show that the epidemiologically associated bacterial R28 protein targets the human CEACAM1 receptor to facilitate the pathogenesis of ...
Erin A Catton, D. Bonsor, C. Herrera, M. Stålhammar-Carlemalm, M. Lyndin, C. E. Turner, J. Soden, Jos A. G. van Strijp, B. B. Singer, N. V. van Sorge, G. Lindahl, A. J. McCarthy   +11 more
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Group A Streptococcus puerperal sepsis: an emerging obstetric infection?

BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2018
Group A Streptococcal (GAS) puerperal sepsis is considered, by most obstetricians, to be a rare disease. And it is. But it is a devastating one. The presentation is one that once seen, will literally never be forgotten.
Brenna L. Hughes
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Fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome secondary to postpartum endometritis: Case Report and literature review

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2021
We report a case of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome (FHCS) 1 week after an urgent cesarean section. Although its onset in the postpartum period is poorly reported in the literature, we suggest that FHCS can complicate puerperal endometritis; therefore, it ...
Silvia Amodeo, Giuseppe Paci, Giuseppe Cutaia, Bruno Murmura, Fabio Cannizzaro, Renato Venezia   +5 more
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Perfil epidemiológico e clínico de pacientes admitidas com diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma UTI obstétrica no Nordeste do Brasil Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients admitted at an obstetrical ICU with diagnosis of puerperal pelvic sepsis in Northeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2010
OBJETIVOS: descrever o perfil epidemiológico e clínico das pacientes admitidas com o diagnóstico de sepse puerperal de origem pélvica em uma Unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) obstétrica.
Euclides Dias Martins Filho, Alan Chaves dos Santos, Renato Stênio Torres Rodrigues Junior, Luis Adeodato, Isabela Coutinho, Leila Katz   +5 more
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Maternal sepsis in pregnancy and the puerperal periods: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Maternal sepsis is a life-threatening condition and ranks among the top five causes of maternal death in pregnancy and the postpartum period. Herein, we conducted a retrospective study on sepsis cases to explain the related risk factors by comparing them
Ping Liu, Xiaowei Zhang, Xin-Xin Wang, Yiheng Liang, Nan Wei, Zhan-pei Xiao, Tingna Li, Ruilian Zhe, Wei-Hua Zhao, S. Fan   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Group a streptococcal cellulitis in the early puerperium [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2011
Introduction. Infectious diseases caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, a member of the group A Streptococci (GAS) are among the most common life threatening ones. Patients with GAS infections have a poor survival rate. Cellulitis is a severe invasive GAS
Nikolić Branka, Mitrović Ana, Dragojević-Dikić Svetlana, Rakić Snežana, Cakić Zlatica, Saranović Milena, Sikimić Milan   +6 more
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Historical birth records from 1896 to 1944 from the Basel maternity hospital, Switzerland, reveal significant obstetric selection pressures

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality have declined dramatically during the last century. Historical data are therefore important sources to study the evolutionary selection pressures related to childbirth and how they have fluctuated over time.
Mirella Woodert, Guillermo Bravo Morante, Viktoria A. Krenn, Cédric Cordey, Nicole Torres‐Tamayo, Kaspar Staub, Nicole M. Webb, Martin Haeusler   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of health system infection control measures in developing countries: what can be learned to reduce maternal mortality

Globalization and Health, 2011
A functional health system is a necessary part of efforts to achieve maternal mortality reduction in developing countries. Puerperal sepsis is an infection contracted during childbirth and one of the commonest causes of maternal mortality in developing ...
Sharma Sheetal, Mavalankar Dileep V, Hussein Julia, D'Ambruoso Lucia   +3 more
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Maternal and Neonatal Complications Associated with Breast Cancer Systemic Treatments—A VigiBase Disproportionality Analysis Study

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Pregnancy‐associated breast cancer (PrBC) presents therapeutic challenges. Understanding maternal–fetal safety of systemic anticancer therapies is critical. We performed a case/non‐case disproportionality analysis using the WHO global pharmacovigilance database up to January 2024, to evaluate maternal–fetal outcomes associated with breast cancer (BC ...
Rayan Kabirian, Floriane Jochum, Elise Dumas, Florence Coussy, Kevin Bihan, Bénédicte Lebrun‐Vignes, Barbara Pistilli, Marc‐Antoine Benderra, Lise Selleret, Laurent Chouchana, Fabien Reyal, Anne‐Sophie Hamy, Paul Gougis   +12 more
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A prospective study on puerperal pyrexia in a tertiary care hospital [PDF]

New Indian Journal of OBGYN
Objective: The objective of this study to find out the incidence of puerperal pyrexia, probable etiology, role of risk factors and evaluate the maternal outcome in case of puerperal pyrexia.
Shivani Panwar , Bharti Sahu , Roshni Tiwari , Yashwant Jamare   +3 more
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