"Puerperal Infection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection occurring in PUERPERIUM, the period of 6-8 weeks after giving birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D011645
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.674.715 C13.703.700.715 C13.703.844.757
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| Concept/Terms |
Puerperal Infection- Puerperal Infection
- Infection, Puerperal
- Infections, Puerperal
- Puerperal Infections
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puerperal Infection" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic methods to determine microbiology of postpartum endometritis in South Asia: laboratory methods protocol used in the Postpartum Sepsis Study: a prospective cohort study. Reprod Health. 2016 Feb 25; 13:15.
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Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis for nonlaboring cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Oct; 114(4):752-756.
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Maternal postpartum group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2004 Jan; 269(2):139-41.
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Postpartum emergencies. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1994 Feb; 12(1):219-37.
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Significance of positive cervical cultures for Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes. Am J Perinatol. 1992 Sep-Nov; 9(5-6):368-70.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral antibiotic therapy following intravenous antibiotic therapy for postpartum endometritis. Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Jan; 77(1):60-2.