Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Choramnionitis with Beta-Hemolytic Strep Bacteremia

Today we discussed a case of presumed choramnionitis with beta-hemolytic strep bacteremia. I have previously blogged about GBS here and peripartum GAS infection here.

This article, while basic, is a reasonable review of the role on parenteral antibiotics in peripartum women with fever. I would probably choose slightly different antibiotics if giving more than one/two doses. This article discusses the differential diagnosis of peripartum fever.

This cochrane meta-analysis questions the practice of peripartum prophylaxis in known GBS patients... I'm still convinced it is a good idea.

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