Two nosocomial outbreaks of group A streptococcal puerperal sepsis

Two nosocomial outbreaks of group A streptococcal puerperal sepsis

Two minor outbreaks of puerperal sepsis in two different hospitals are presented. In four (out of totally five) cases nosocomial transmission of group A streptococci (GAS) from health care workers to patients was likely to have occurred, based on epidemiological links and microbiological typing resu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Läkartidningen 2019-12, Vol.116
Hauptverfasser: Bengnér, Malin, Mernelius, Sara, Notelid Claus, Catarina, Gunnervik, Christina, Ros, Axel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:swe
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Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Sepsis - epidemiology
Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Zusammenfassung:Two minor outbreaks of puerperal sepsis in two different hospitals are presented. In four (out of totally five) cases nosocomial transmission of group A streptococci (GAS) from health care workers to patients was likely to have occurred, based on epidemiological links and microbiological typing results. This is a reminder of the importance of careful adherence to standard precautions, but also illustrates the difficulties in keeping up good results over time.
ISSN:1652-7518