P203: Outbreak of puerperal fever in an obstetric ward: a reminder of Ignaz semmelweis

Shmuel Benenson,Allon E. Moses,Ilana Gross,Colin Block,Carmela Schwartz

P203: Outbreak of puerperal fever in an obstetric ward: a reminder of Ignaz semmelweis

2013

Shmuel Benenson
Allon E. Moses
Ilana Gross
Colin Block
Carmela Schwartz

Group A streptococcus (GAS) puerperal fever was recognized long ago but unfortunately still poses a serious problem at childbirth. The source for the infection usually cannot be determined.

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Throat swab
Positive blood culture
Pediatrics
Childbirth
Medicine
Outbreak
indirect contact

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