Abstract
Two years' experience with infection on 2 obstetric services with a total delivery load of 6,436 patients is presented. Data were available from a prospective and retrospective system of surveillance. Dependence upon a standard temperature definition of morbidity does not seem justifiable in view of current practice patterns where potent systemic antibiotics are frequently used. A statistically significantly greater incidence of infection following cesarean section was seen on the indigent service as compared to the service with a more affluent patient population. There has been a change in the microbiological recovery of organisms from patients with postpartum endometritis with the gram negative aerobe E. coli, the most frequently recovered bacterial isolate. Other organisms frequently recovered include the peptostreptococcus, Streptococcus viridans, members of the bacteroides genus, the enterococcus, and the coagulase negative staphylococci.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1093-1100 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1973 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cite this
Puerperal infectious morbidity. A two year review. / Sweet, Richard L; Ledger, W. J.
In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 117, No. 8, 1973, p. 1093-1100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Puerperal infectious morbidity. A two year review
AU - Sweet, Richard L
AU - Ledger, W. J.
PY - 1973
Y1 - 1973
N2 - Two years' experience with infection on 2 obstetric services with a total delivery load of 6,436 patients is presented. Data were available from a prospective and retrospective system of surveillance. Dependence upon a standard temperature definition of morbidity does not seem justifiable in view of current practice patterns where potent systemic antibiotics are frequently used. A statistically significantly greater incidence of infection following cesarean section was seen on the indigent service as compared to the service with a more affluent patient population. There has been a change in the microbiological recovery of organisms from patients with postpartum endometritis with the gram negative aerobe E. coli, the most frequently recovered bacterial isolate. Other organisms frequently recovered include the peptostreptococcus, Streptococcus viridans, members of the bacteroides genus, the enterococcus, and the coagulase negative staphylococci.
AB - Two years' experience with infection on 2 obstetric services with a total delivery load of 6,436 patients is presented. Data were available from a prospective and retrospective system of surveillance. Dependence upon a standard temperature definition of morbidity does not seem justifiable in view of current practice patterns where potent systemic antibiotics are frequently used. A statistically significantly greater incidence of infection following cesarean section was seen on the indigent service as compared to the service with a more affluent patient population. There has been a change in the microbiological recovery of organisms from patients with postpartum endometritis with the gram negative aerobe E. coli, the most frequently recovered bacterial isolate. Other organisms frequently recovered include the peptostreptococcus, Streptococcus viridans, members of the bacteroides genus, the enterococcus, and the coagulase negative staphylococci.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0015730391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0015730391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 4586021
AN - SCOPUS:0015730391
VL - 117
SP - 1093
EP - 1100
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
SN - 0002-9378
IS - 8
ER -