Modern ideas about puerperal infections due to antibacterial resistance and the end of the antibiotic era

• Nataliia G. Zhilinkova

Abstract

The increasing of postpartum infections incidence, their complications and maternal death caused by postpartum sepsis are noticed not only in low-income countries, but in development ones too, underlying cause is the ending of antibiotic era and appearing of priority pathogens which are resistant to antibiotic from reserve-group. Timely prevention, detecting risk factors, early diagnosis, reasonable operation and administration would avoid following rising of morbidity.

Keywords:puerperal infections, puerperal sepsis, antibiotic resistance

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