Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion. (9th May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Busowski, Mary T.; Lee, Melissa; Busowski, John D.; Akhter, Kauser; Wallace, Mark R.
• Other Names: Megarbane Bruno Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-05-09
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/751329
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : 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.