Diseases

Puerperal Infection

An infection occurring in PUERPERIUM, the period of 6-8 weeks after giving birth.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An infection occurring in PUERPERIUM, the period of 6-8 weeks after giving birth.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Infection, Puerperal
  • Infections, Puerperal
  • Puerperal Infections
  • Postpartum Sepsis
  • Postpartum Sepses
  • Sepses, Postpartum
  • Sepsis, Postpartum

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; coordinate IM with specific infection (IM); check the tag FEMALE

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NLM Classification

WQ 505

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Puerperal Infection. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011645. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011645
  2. Puerperal Infection. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_infections
  3. Puerperal Infection. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1419347