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Fig., (31) Systemic examination  to  be performed during puerperal


                   pyrexia



                   Adopted from  https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1751721415001207-gr2.jpg

                                              Akila Anbazhagan, Puerperal Pyrexia, 2015


                                                Puerperal Sepsis




                   Definition:

                   Genital tract infection during or after abortion or labor.

                   Educational Video about Puerperal sepsis:

                   https://youtu.be/1HWOXCKcH4c?t=64

                   Causative Organisms:

                   I-Aerobic bacteria:

                       1.  Gram +ve (Hemolytic streptococcus group A (severe cases), non-

                          hemolytic streptococci, Staphylococcus aureus).

                       2.  Gram–ve (E. coli, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Gonococci)


                   II-Anaerobic bacteria:

                       1.  Gram-ve (Cl.Wclchii, Bacteroid)


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