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Causes (listed in order of decreasing frequency) include: endometritis, urinary tract infection, pneumonia/atelectasis, wound infection, and septic pelvic thrombophlebitis. Septic risk factors for each condition are listed in order of the postpartum day (PPD) on which the condition generally occurs.
Endometritis is inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium). [6] Symptoms may include fever, lower abdominal pain, and abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge. [1] [4] It is the most common cause of infection after childbirth.
In the treatment of umbilical granulomas, silver nitrate is applied to the umbilical site to burn off the excess tissue. [18] The absence of nerve endings within the granuloma make this a painless treatment for the newborn. [19] While painless, contact of silver nitrate to the adjacent, healthy, normal tissue may result in burns. [19]
An abscess is a localized collection of pus (purulent inflammatory tissue) caused by suppuration buried in a tissue, an organ, or a confined space, lined by the pyogenic membrane. [28] Ultrasound imaging can help in a diagnosis. [29]
Specimens obtained from wounds and subcutaneous tissue infections and abscesses in the rectal area (perirectal abscess, decubitus ulcer) or that are of gut flora origin(i.e. diabetic foot infection) often to yield colonic flora organisms. [40] These are generally B. fragilis group, Clostridium spp., Enterobacteriaceae and Enterococcus spp. On ...
Symptoms of both types include vomiting, loss of appetite, depression, and increased drinking and urinating. [1] Fever is seen in less than a third of female dogs with pyometra. [ 2 ] Closed pyometra is a more serious condition than open pyometra not only because there is no outlet for the infection, but also because a diagnosis of closed ...
Suspected based on symptoms and examination, supported by testing the fluid or ultrasound [2] Differential diagnosis: Urinary incontinence, bacterial vaginosis [3] Treatment: Based on how far along a woman is in pregnancy and whether complications are present [2] Frequency ~8% of term pregnancies, [2] ~30% of preterm pregnancies [4]
Clinically, neonates with omphalitis present within the first two weeks of life with signs and symptoms of a skin infection around the umbilical stump (redness, warmth, swelling, pain), pus from the umbilical stump, fever, fast heart rate (tachycardia), low blood pressure (hypotension), somnolence, poor feeding, and yellow skin ().