Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion | Zendy

Mary Busowski | Zendy; Melissa Lee | Zendy; John D. Busowski | Zendy; K. Akhter | Zendy; Mark R. Wallace | Zendy

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Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion

Author(s) -

Mary Busowski,

Melissa Lee,

John D. Busowski,

K. Akhter,

Mark R. Wallace

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2013/751329

Subject(s) - medicine , fulminant , streptococcal infections , puerperal infection , group a , pediatrics , cluster (spacecraft) , group b , pregnancy , immunology , genetics , biology , computer science , programming language

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.

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