Table 1 Reference list of infections associated with systemic repercussions during pregnancy, childbirth, post abortion and postpartum period (modified from ICD-MM, the WHO Application of ICD-10 to deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium)
From: The global maternal sepsis study and awareness campaign (GLOSS): study protocol
Pregnancy-related infection (ICD-MM Group 4) | |
• Acute pyelonephritis • Infection of amniotic sac and membranes (amnionitis, chorioamnionitis, membranitis, placentitis) • Retained products of conception • Endometritis, endomyometritis • Pelvic abscess • Uterine microabscess or necrotizing myometritis • Necrotizing fasciitis • Necrotizing vulvitis • Infection of obstetric surgical wound (caesarean section, perineal repair) • Episiotomy infection or dehiscence • Other infection of genital tract following delivery (cervicitis, vaginitis following delivery, genital tract laceration) • Pyrexia of unknown origin following delivery • Infections of breast associated with childbirth (abscess of the nipple, abscess of the breast, subareolar abscess, mastitis, lymphangitis of breast) • Tetanus | |
Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | |
• Pneumonia • Other pulmonary infections (Mycoplasma, Legionella) • Acute viral infections (Influenza, H1N1, Herpes with systemic repercussion, Varicella, Acute Infectious Hepatitis, Encephalitis, Dengue, Chikungunya, Yellow fever, other haemorrhagic fever) • Malaria • Complicated tuberculosis • Listeriosis • Leptospirosis • Rickettsioses (scrub typhus, murine typhus) |