Proportion of bacterial isolates, their antimicrobial susceptibility profile and factors associated with puerperal sepsis among post-partum/aborted women at a referral Hospital in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia [PDF]
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020 Background Puerperal sepsis is any bacterial infection of the genital tract that occurs after childbirth. It is among the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality especially in low-income countries including Ethiopia.
Alemale Admas +4 more
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Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study [PDF]
Contraception and Reproductive MedicineBackground Puerperal sepsis, is a significant factor in maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in regions with lower income levels where maternal mortality rates are highest. However, it can be largely avoided if detected in time.
Keraj Seboka +5 more
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Determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women: a case–control study in East Shoa Zone public hospitals, Central Ethiopia [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To identify determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum women attending East Shoa Zone public hospitals, Central Ethiopia, 2023.Design and setting An institutional-based, unmatched case–control study was conducted from 19 June 2023 to 4 ...
Eleni Tesfaye Kebede +9 more
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Determinants of puerperal sepsis among post partum women at public hospitals in west SHOA zone Oromia regional STATE, Ethiopia (institution BASEDCASE control study) [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019 Background Puerperal sepsis is an infection of the genital tract, which occurs from rupture of amniotic sacs and within 42ndday after delivery. It happens mainly after discharge in the 1st 24 h of parturition.
Getu Alemu Demisse +4 more
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THE ROUTINE TREATMENT OF PUERPERAL SEPSIS [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1914 It is obvious that not every case of fever in the puerperium is of septic origin. Engorgement of the breasts, constipation, nervous perturbation, malaria, syphilis, typhoid and other adynamic fevers are some of the many causes of fever entirely separate and distinct from sepsis due to bacterial invasion.
John C. Hirst
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Laboratory confirmed puerperal sepsis in a national referral hospital in Tanzania: etiological agents and their susceptibility to commonly prescribed antibiotics [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background In most developing countries, puerperal sepsis is treated empirically with broad spectrum antibiotics due to lack of resources for culture and antibiotics susceptibility testing.
Raymond Kiponza +3 more
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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2022 Background: Puerperal sepsis causes at least 75,000 maternal deaths every year, mostly in low-income countries. Early identification of sepsis and initiation of sepsis care bundles are crucial the survival of patients.
Rachel Luwaga, MNS,BNS +4 more
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Use of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam in a Case of Septic Shock by Puerperal Sepsis [PDF]
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019 Multiresistant bacteria infections cause widespread morbidity and mortality and lead to an increase in expenses for hospital stays and complications.
Mario Pezzi +7 more
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The Prevention of Puerperal Sepsis [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1925 Thomas Watts Eden
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