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Maternal Sepsis

MedGen UID:
1636613
Concept ID:
C4704910
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Sepsis during Pregnancy; Sepsis in Pregnancies; Sepsis in Pregnancy; Sepsis, Maternal

Definition

A pathologic response to infection in a mother or pregnant woman. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal Sepsis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Shields A, de Assis V, Halscott T
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Aug 1;138(2):289-304. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004471. PMID: 34237760Free PMC Article
Olvera L, Dutra D
Nurs Womens Health 2016 Apr-May;20(2):182-95; quiz 196. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2016.02.003. PMID: 27067934

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Shields AD, Plante LA, Pacheco LD, Louis JM; SMFM Publications Committee. Electronic address: pubs@smfm.org
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Sep;229(3):B2-B19. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.05.019. PMID: 37236495
Tita ATN, Carlo WA, McClure EM, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Hemingway-Foday JJ, Kavi A, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Derman R, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Bose C, Shivkumar P, Waikar M, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Ekhaguere OA, Bucher S, Jessani S, Tikmani SS, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Billah SM, Lennox R, Haque R, Petri W, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Moore JL, Nolen TL, Koso-Thomas M; A-PLUS Trial Group
N Engl J Med 2023 Mar 30;388(13):1161-1170. Epub 2023 Feb 9 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212111. PMID: 36757318Free PMC Article
Beck C, Gallagher K, Taylor LA, Goldstein JA, Mithal LB, Gernand AD
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):1007-1022. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004377. PMID: 33957655Free PMC Article
Ali A, Lamont RF
F1000Res 2019;8 Epub 2019 Aug 30 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.18736.1. PMID: 31508205Free PMC Article
Burlinson CEG, Sirounis D, Walley KR, Chau A
Int J Obstet Anesth 2018 Nov;36:96-107. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.04.010. PMID: 29921485

Diagnosis

Stephens AJ, Chauhan SP, Barton JR, Sibai BM
Am J Perinatol 2023 May;40(7):718-730. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736382. PMID: 34634831
Filetici N, Van de Velde M, Roofthooft E, Devroe S
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2022 May;36(1):165-177. Epub 2022 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2022.03.003. PMID: 35659952
Shields A, de Assis V, Halscott T
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Aug 1;138(2):289-304. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004471. PMID: 34237760Free PMC Article
Escobar MF, Echavarría MP, Zambrano MA, Ramos I, Kusanovic JP
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2020 Aug;2(3):100149. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100149. PMID: 33345880
Burlinson CEG, Sirounis D, Walley KR, Chau A
Int J Obstet Anesth 2018 Nov;36:96-107. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.04.010. PMID: 29921485

Therapy

Tita ATN, Carlo WA, McClure EM, Mwenechanya M, Chomba E, Hemingway-Foday JJ, Kavi A, Metgud MC, Goudar SS, Derman R, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Bose C, Shivkumar P, Waikar M, Patel A, Hibberd PL, Nyongesa P, Esamai F, Ekhaguere OA, Bucher S, Jessani S, Tikmani SS, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Billah SM, Lennox R, Haque R, Petri W, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Moore JL, Nolen TL, Koso-Thomas M; A-PLUS Trial Group
N Engl J Med 2023 Mar 30;388(13):1161-1170. Epub 2023 Feb 9 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212111. PMID: 36757318Free PMC Article
Shields A, de Assis V, Halscott T
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Aug 1;138(2):289-304. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004471. PMID: 34237760Free PMC Article
Beck C, Gallagher K, Taylor LA, Goldstein JA, Mithal LB, Gernand AD
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):1007-1022. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004377. PMID: 33957655Free PMC Article
Burlinson CEG, Sirounis D, Walley KR, Chau A
Int J Obstet Anesth 2018 Nov;36:96-107. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.04.010. PMID: 29921485
Vaught AJ
Semin Perinatol 2018 Feb;42(1):9-12. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2017.11.003. PMID: 29463391Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Lawrence ER, Klein TJ, Beyuo TK
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2022 Dec;49(4):713-733. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.07.001. PMID: 36328676
Shields A, de Assis V, Halscott T
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Aug 1;138(2):289-304. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004471. PMID: 34237760Free PMC Article
Beck C, Gallagher K, Taylor LA, Goldstein JA, Mithal LB, Gernand AD
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):1007-1022. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004377. PMID: 33957655Free PMC Article
Escobar MF, Echavarría MP, Zambrano MA, Ramos I, Kusanovic JP
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2020 Aug;2(3):100149. Epub 2020 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100149. PMID: 33345880
Burlinson CEG, Sirounis D, Walley KR, Chau A
Int J Obstet Anesth 2018 Nov;36:96-107. Epub 2018 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2018.04.010. PMID: 29921485

Clinical prediction guides

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Noora CL, Manu A, Addo-Lartey A, Mohammed AG, Ameme DK, Kenu E, Torpey K, Adanu R
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Nov 23;22(1):864. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05182-0. PMID: 36424531Free PMC Article
Turner MJ
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2019 Jul;146(1):39-42. Epub 2019 May 17 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12833. PMID: 31037723
Foeller ME, Gibbs RS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2019 Apr;31(2):90-96. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000523. PMID: 30789841
Chebbo A, Tan S, Kassis C, Tamura L, Carlson RW
Crit Care Clin 2016 Jan;32(1):119-35. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2015.08.010. PMID: 26600449

Recent systematic reviews

Traoré FB, Sidibé CS, Diallo EHM, Camara BS, Sidibé S, Diallo A, Diarra NH, Ly BA, Ag Ahmed MA, Kayentao K, Touré A, Camara A, Delamou A, Sangho H, Terera I
Front Public Health 2024;12:1272193. Epub 2024 Jan 24 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1272193. PMID: 38327574Free PMC Article
Kuitunen I, Kekki M, Renko M
BJOG 2024 Feb;131(3):246-255. Epub 2023 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17655. PMID: 37691261
Beck C, Gallagher K, Taylor LA, Goldstein JA, Mithal LB, Gernand AD
Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):1007-1022. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004377. PMID: 33957655Free PMC Article
Hall J, Adams NH, Bartlett L, Seale AC, Lamagni T, Bianchi-Jassir F, Lawn JE, Baker CJ, Cutland C, Heath PT, Ip M, Le Doare K, Madhi SA, Rubens CE, Saha SK, Schrag S, Sobanjo-Ter Meulen A, Vekemans J, Gravett MG
Clin Infect Dis 2017 Nov 6;65(suppl_2):S112-S124. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix660. PMID: 29117328Free PMC Article
Bonet M, Nogueira Pileggi V, Rijken MJ, Coomarasamy A, Lissauer D, Souza JP, Gülmezoglu AM
Reprod Health 2017 May 30;14(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0321-6. PMID: 28558733Free PMC Article

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