Incidence and predictors of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at Debre Markos comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023 BackgroundPuerperal sepsis is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality, particularly in low and middle-income countries where most maternal deaths occur. Women with puerperal sepsis are prone to long-term disabilities, such as chronic pelvic pain,
Keralem Anteneh Bishaw +13 more
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Burden of puerperal sepsis and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Archives of Public Health, 2021 Background Puerperal sepsis is a genital tract infection that can occur from amniotic fluid rupture to six weeks after birth. Maternal complication associated with puerperal sepsis includes prolonged hospital stay, septicemia, disseminated intravascular ...
Abenezer Melkie, Enyew Dagnew
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Prevention of puerperal sepsis in northwest Ethiopia: Knowledge and practice of postnatal women; A multicenter cross-sectional study [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 Objectives: Puerperal sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can lead to death and long-term morbidities of postnatal women, such as chronic pelvic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, and secondary infertility.
Keralem Anteneh Bishaw +2 more
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Factors influencing health promotion behavior on puerperal sepsis among postpartum mothers [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthPuerperal sepsis is accountable for maternal death worldwide. The health promotion behaviour of postpartum mothers may contribute to preventing puerperal sepsis, which would promote maternal health.
Salma Akhter +6 more
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Human CEACAM1 is targeted by a Streptococcus pyogenes adhesin implicated in puerperal sepsis pathogenesis [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Life-threatening bacterial infections in women after childbirth, known as puerperal sepsis, resulted in classical epidemics and remain a global health problem.
Erin A. Catton +11 more
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Study of cases of puerperal sepsis, its socio-demographic factors, bacterial isolates, and antibiotic sensitivity pattern [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Objective: Due to the lack of resources for culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing in most underdeveloped countries, puerperal sepsis is treated empirically with a wide range of antibiotics.
Preeti Singh +4 more
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Puerperal sepsis-related knowledge and reported self-care practices among postpartum women in Dar es salaam, Tanzania [PDF]
Women's Health, 2022 Background: Knowledge and reported self-care practices of postpartum women are important for early detection, prevention and treatment of puerperal sepsis.
Dorice B Nchimbi, Angelina A Joho
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Comparison lecture and concept map methods on the level of learning and satisfaction in puerperal sepsis education of midwifery students: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2023 Background Education and training about emergency cases are necessary for different medical groups such as midwives. Teaching puerperal sepsis is important for midwives.
Azita Yarmohammadi +2 more
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Determinants of puerperal sepsis among post-partum mothers in Mekelle city public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2021: a case control study [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Puerperal sepsis is among the leading causes of preventable maternal death not only in developing countries but also in developed countries which is usually reported as the third or fourth common direct cause of maternal death.
Solomon Gebretsion Sahle +3 more
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Case report: An unusual presentation of puerperal sepsis [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Group A Streptococcus (GAS; Streptococcus pyogenes) is a facultative gram-positive coccus, uncommonly colonizing parturient genitalia, where its presence can potentially lead to a life-threatening invasive infection after delivery.
Doron Kabiri +5 more
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