Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2013)

Puerperal Group A Streptococcal Infections: A Case Series and Discussion

  • Mary T. Busowski,
  • Melissa Lee,
  • John D. Busowski,
  • Kauser Akhter,
  • Mark R. Wallace

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/751329
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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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.