Key result
Hemophilus influenzae type b caused generalized sepsis in a 17-year-old mother and her newborn boy, representing a previously unreported instance of puerperal sepsis by this organism.
Population
A 4,972-gm newborn boy and his 17-year-old mother with generalized sepsis caused by Hemophilus influenzae…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to rare H. influenzae type b puerperal sepsis; extends known etiology but hypothesis-generating for surveillance.
Case Report (n=2)
This report documents the first known case of puerperal and neonatal generalized sepsis caused by Hemophilus influenzae type b.
Marston et al. (1976) conducted a case report in Hemophilus influenzae type b sepsis (n=2). Hemophilus influenzae type b infection was evaluated on Generalized sepsis. Hemophilus influenzae type b caused generalized sepsis in a 17-year-old mother and her newborn boy, representing a previously unreported instance of puerperal sepsis by this organism.
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