Postpartum endomyometritis due to Streptococcus

Postpartum endomyometritis due to Streptococcus is an acute bacterial infection of the endometrium and underlying myometrium occurring in women following childbirth, most frequently after cesarean delivery It develops when streptococcal species—commonly Group B Streptococcus (*Streptococcus agalactiae*) or Group A Streptococcus (*Streptococcus pyogenes*)—ascend from the lower genital tract to invade the disrupted uterine lining and deeper muscular layers Defining clinical manifestations include ...

Postpartum endomyometritis due to Streptococcus is an acute bacterial infection of the endometrium and underlying myometrium occurring in women following childbirth, most frequently after cesarean delivery Defining clinical manifestations include early-onset postpartum fever, marked uterine fundal tenderness, lower abdominal pain, leukocytosis, and purulent or foul-smelling lochia

It develops when streptococcal species—commonly Group B Streptococcus (*Streptococcus agalactiae*) or Group A Streptococcus (*Streptococcus pyogenes*)—ascend from the lower genital tract to invade the disrupted uterine lining and deeper muscular layers

It develops when streptococcal species—commonly Group B Streptococcus (*Streptococcus agalactiae*) or Group A Streptococcus (*Streptococcus pyogenes*)—ascend from the lower genital tract to invade the disrupted uterine lining and deeper muscular layers Defining clinical manifestations include early-onset postpartum fever, marked uterine fundal tenderness, lower abdominal pain, leukocytosis, and purulent or foul-smelling lochia Without prompt recognition, the infection can rapidly progress to sev...