title: Maternal Sepsis and Septic Shock.
abstract: The year 2015 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ignaz Semmelweis, the Hungarian physician who identified unhygienic practices of physicians as a major cause of childbed fever or puerperal sepsis. Although such practices have largely disappeared as a factor in the development of chorioamnionitis and postpartum or puerperal endometritis, it is appropriate that this article on sepsis in pregnancy acknowledges his contributions to maternal health. This review describes the incidence and mortality of sepsis in pregnancy, methods to identify and define sepsis in this population, including scoring systems, causes, and sites of infection during pregnancy and parturition and management guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chebbo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kassis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA; Department of Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, 6 South, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 East Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA; Department of Medicine, Colleges of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA; Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. Electronic address: richardw_carlson@dmgaz.org.
authors.forename: Richard W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000592:standards; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063130:Maternal Death / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D065840:Protective Factors; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D000074606:Smoking Prevention
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
keywords: Pregnancy; Sepsis; Septic shock; Severe sepsis