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Peripartum Infections: A Position Statement of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

Pankaj Anand, Sukhminder JS Bajwa, Dilip R Karnad, Sunil T Pandya, Sharmili Sinha, Anjan Trikha

Keywords : Dengue, Gram-negative sepsis, Malaria, Peripartum, Pregnancy, Scrub typhus, Tuberculosis, Viral infections

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DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24657

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 10-08-2024

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


Abstract

This position statement reviews the evidence and rationale for the management of severe peripartum infections with a special focus on tropical infections and is tailored for resource-limited settings.


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