Leonard Colebrook was a physician who researched bacteria and infections in England during the twentieth century. In 1936, Colebrook deployed the antibiotic Prontosil to treat puerperal fever, a disorder that results from bacterial infections in the uterine tracts of women after childbirth or abortions. Colebrook also advanced care for burn patients by advocating for the creation of burn units ...

WE propose in this article to give the experiences of this hospital in the treatment of puerperal eclampsia, and to touch upon some of the salient features of this condition noted here So far, no analysis of a large number of cases of puerperal eclampsia in Indian cities has been published in recent years. _ The last article on the subject was a paper read in 1908 by Major G G Giffard, a former...

Organisms of the genus Bacteroides occur as commensals in the oropharynx and female genital tract and are the predominant commensals of the large bowel (Wilson and Miles, 1964; Cowan and Steel, 1965). They are important causes of infection in and around these sites. Severe bacteroides infections are unusual but dangerous, and an important aspect of treatment is the correct choice of antibiotic....

Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused negative impacts on the physical and mental health of population worldwide. Pregnant puerperal women comprise most vulnerable to health. Objective: To synthesize scientific evidence effects COVID-19 pregnant women. Methods: This systematic review focused answering question “what is impact women?” In order perform search stu...

INTRODUCTION Inversion of the uterus is an uncommon complication of the puerperium and it is an even rarer complication of the non-puerperal period. A submucous myoma is mostly the cause of the non-puerperal inversion but diagnosis can be difficult. In young women, non-puerperal uterine inversion is likely associated with a malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION A 19-year-old nulliparous woman present...

Puerperal uterine inversion is an uncommon but life threatening obstetrical emergency. A 26-year-old woman, para six, was referred from a peripheral hospital seven days after delivery, with a mass protruding per vaginum. Complete uterine inversion had occurred after delivery of baby and placenta. She was resuscitated and her genital infection was treated. She had a vaginal hysterectomy upon req...