The association of puerperal sepsis with HIV infection at two tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between HIV infection and puerperal sepsis among women in Zimbabwe.

Methods

A subanalysis was performed using data from a prospective cohort study conducted between September 2, 2014, and July 1, 2015, at two tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe. Eligible participants were consecutive women who met the WHO criteria for puerperal sepsis. Variables assessed included HIV-infection status and the use of antiretroviral therapy. Severity of immunosuppression was defined by the number of T cells that expressed cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4). Endocervical swabs and blood samples were collected for microbial culture and susceptibility testing.

Results

In all, 33 (21.9%) of the 151 women included in the present analysis had HIV. Among women w

SUBMITTER: Majangara R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283678 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature