Prevalence and factors associated with puerperal sepsis among postnatal women at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Western Uganda. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundPuerperal sepsis remains one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity in Uganda.AimThis study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at Fort portal Regional Referral Hospital
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Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women admitted to Harar town public hospitals in eastern Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground Globally, 75,000 maternal deaths occur each year from puerperal sepsis, with higher rates in low-income countries. In Ethiopia, puerperal sepsis is the fourth leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality.
Tarikuwa Habetamu +4 more
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Risk factors for puerperal sepsis among postpartum women attending public hospitals in the Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case‒control study [PDF]
Women's HealthBackground: Puerperal sepsis is a severe bacterial infection that occurs in women between the beginning of labor or rupture of the membrane and the 42 nd day following birth.
Temesgen Sebro Balilo +3 more
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Value of collaborative investigation by hospital infection control, public health services and a national reference laboratory during an increase in puerperal sepsis [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlBackground In a Dutch tertiary care hospital, two cases of puerperal sepsis were diagnosed within 16 days in June-July 2022. The subsequent outbreak investigation emphasizes the value of collaboration between hospital infection control, regional public ...
Irene V. Hoogendijk +10 more
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Severe Puerperal Sepsis-A Simmering Menace [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Even decades after the development of effective low-cost antibiotics, sepsis persists as the foremost cause of preventable maternal death worldwide.
Sheeba Marwah +4 more
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Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at public hospitals of Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-based unmatched case-control study [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Background: World health organization reported that from 358,000 maternal deaths occurring during labor and childbirth about 15% were attributed to puerperal sepsis.
Talelign Tesfaye +2 more
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THE TREATMENT OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS. [PDF]
The Lancet, 1908 n ...
A. Knyvett Gordon
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THE TREATMENT OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1897 Before the Obstetric Section at Atlanta, last year, I read a paper on the "Administration of Antistreptococcic Serum," based on my experience in one patient treated the February preceding. But little had been done at that time in the treatment and study of this practice.
E. E. MONTGOMERY
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Reported self-care practice toward prevention of puerperal sepsis and associated factors among postnatal mothers: Community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
SAGE Open MedicineIntroduction: Puerperal sepsis is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in low-income countries, which can affect sustainable development goals. Even though it is a preventable problem through maternal self-care practices, maternal-reported
Sheleme Mengistu Teferi +7 more
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Puerperal Sepsis in Cattle [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1925 L. G. C. E. Pugh
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