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puerperal sepsis

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sepsis /sep·sis/ (sep´sis)
1. presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.

catheter sepsis  sepsis occurring as a complication of intravenous catheterization.
puerperal sepsis  that occurring after childbirth.

puerperal sepsis,
an infection acquired during the puerperium.

sepsis [sep´sis]
1. the presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.
puerperal sepsis sepsis after childbirth, due to putrefactive matter absorbed from the birth canal; see also puerperal fever.

sepsis
the presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins; the condition associated with such presence. See also toxemia, bacteremia.

puerperal sepsis
sepsis occurring after parturition. See also mastitis-metritis-agalactia.

pu·er·per·al fe·ver
postpartum sepsis with a rise in fever after the first 24 hours following delivery, but before the eleventh postpartum day.
Synonym(s): childbed fever, puerperal sepsis


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Thirty-three cases without sterile site isolates were included on the basis of [greater than or equal to] l of the following clinical indicators: probable toxic shock syndrome (13 cases), necrotizing fasciitis (15), pneumonia (4), and puerperal sepsis (3).
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The foundation module focuses on 'The midwife in the community' while the others each specifically relate to one of the known frequent causes of maternal mortality worldwide: postpartum haemorrhage, obstructed labour, puerperal sepsis, eclampsia and managing incomplete abortion.
 
 
 
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