Puerperal sepsis, the leading cause of maternal deaths at a Tertiary University Teaching Hospital in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, the WHO- MDG 5 (aimed at reducing maternal mortality by 75 % between 1990 and 2015) has not been attained. The current maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Uganda is 438 per 100,000 live births coming from 550 per 100,000 in 19...

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Autores principales: Ngonzi, Joseph, Tornes, Yarine Fajardo, Mukasa, Peter Kivunike, Salongo, Wasswa, Kabakyenga, Jerome, Sezalio, Masembe, Wouters, Kristien, Jacqueym, Yves, Van Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27495904
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-0986-9

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