An outbreak of puerperal fever caused by group G streptococci.
An outbreak of puerperal fever caused by group G streptococci is described. Transmission of the organism may have occurred via contamination of automated douches. When these were disinfected and kept free of the organism the outbreak ended abruptly.
D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification