Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion
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 c...
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| author | Mary T. Busowski Melissa Lee John D. Busowski Kauser Akhter Mark R. Wallace |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-31bc2dafa1894a8595c2882703f074292025-02-03T01:20:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/751329751329Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and DiscussionMary T. Busowski0Melissa Lee1John D. Busowski2Kauser Akhter3Mark R. Wallace4Orlando Health, Orlando, FL 32806, USAOrlando Health, Orlando, FL 32806, USAOrlando Health, Orlando, FL 32806, USAOrlando Health, Orlando, FL 32806, USAOrlando Health, Orlando, FL 32806, USAPuerperal 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/751329 |
| spellingShingle | Mary T. Busowski Melissa Lee John D. Busowski Kauser Akhter Mark R. Wallace Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion |
| title_full | Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion |
| title_fullStr | Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion |
| title_short | Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion |
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