The microbial pathology of maternal perinatal sepsis: A single-institution retrospective five-year review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Greater than half of in-hospital maternal deaths are caused by sepsis, a condition that occurs when infection exceeds local tissue containment and results in organ dysfunction. Determining the source of infection can be challenging. Microbiological cultures of the uterine cavity are often difficult to obtain, so antimicrobial susceptibility results may not be available to guide treatment. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the potential clinical value of microbiology samples used in the maternal "septic screen" of patients in an Irish maternity hospital.

Methods

A review was completed of all maternal "septic screen" (i.e., high vaginal swabs, placenta swabs, blood cultures, throat swabs and urine samples) microbiology results from July 2016 to Dec

SUBMITTER: Powell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10752550 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature