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An outbreak of endometritis in a maternity unit caused by spread of group A streptococci from a showerhead.

B E Claesson, U L Claesson.   

Abstract

An outbreak of puerperal infection in a maternity unit caused by group A streptococci is described. During a 2 week period, seven mothers suffered from postpartum endometritis and one baby from conjunctivitis. The search for the route of spread involved sampling patients, personnel and the environment. Culture results suggested that infection was probably spread by a hand shower. On the basis of laboratory experiments a new routine for disinfection of these showers was instituted.

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Year:  1985        PMID： 2865297

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Hosp Infect        ISSN： 0195-6701            Impact factor:   3.926


  6 in total

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Journal:  Can J Infect Dis       Date:  1994-11

2.  Puerperal fever and neonatal pleural empyema and bacteremia caused by group A streptococcus.

Authors:  L Lequier; W L Vaudry
Journal:  Can J Infect Dis       Date:  1998-05

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Journal:  Int J Environ Res Public Health       Date:  2019-11-15       Impact factor: 3.390

Review 4.  Invasive Group A Streptococcus Outbreaks Associated with Home Healthcare, England, 2018-2019.

Authors:  Laura E Nabarro; Colin S Brown; Sooria Balasegaram; Valérie Decraene; James Elston; Smita Kapadia; Pauline Harrington; Peter Hoffman; Rachel Mearkle; Bharat Patel; Derren Ready; Esther Robinson; Theresa Lamagni
Journal:  Emerg Infect Dis       Date:  2022-05       Impact factor: 6.883

5.  Provider knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding obstetric and postsurgical gynecologic infections due to group A Streptococcus and other infectious agents.

Authors:  Chris A Van Beneden; Lauri A Hicks; Laura E Riley; Jay Schulkin
Journal:  Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol       Date:  2007

6.  Analysis of an outbreak of puerperal Fever due to group a streptococci by random amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting.

Authors:  J F Meis; H L Muytjens; P P van den Berg; A Voss; W J Melchers
Journal:  Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol       Date:  1997
  6 in total

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