Peripartum bacteremia

Epidemiology

• Occurs in 2 per 1000 deliveries in Toronto

Differential Diagnosis

• Chorioamnionitis (i.e. intra-uterine)
  • Genitourinary infections
  • Hematogenous seeding
  • Iatrogenic
  • Endometritis
  • Pelvic abscess
• Postpartum
  • C-section surgical site infection
• Other
  • Any other infection
  • Pyelonephritis

Organisms

• E. coli
• Group B Streptococcus
• Viridans group streptococci
• Lots of others