Puerperal group a streptococcal infections: a case series and discussion.

Autor: Busowski MT; Orlando Health, Orlando, FL 32806, USA., Lee M, Busowski JD, Akhter K, Wallace MR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in medicine [Case Rep Med] 2013; Vol. 2013, pp. 751329. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 09.
DOI: 10.1155/2013/751329
Abstrakt: Puerperal group A streptococcal infections, a major postpartum killer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, have become (fortunately) rare. We describe a cluster of 4 serious peripartum group A streptococcal infections occurring within the past five years at a single medical center. These cases were not epidemiologically linked and serve to illustrate the continuing risk of these potentially fulminant infections.
Databáze: MEDLINE