Postpartum Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in the Modern Era
Table 2
Clinical and demographic
characteristics of women discharged in 2001 in Florida with ICD-9-CM codes* indicating
the occurrence of a postpartum invasive group A streptococcal infection.
Case
Age (years)
Race and Hispanic ethnicity
Type of admission
Principal diagnosis
Selected secondary diagnoses
Principal procedure
Length of stay (days)
Outcome
A
36
Black Non-Hispanic
Emergent
Streptococcal
septicemia
Major
puerperal infection
Venous
catheterization not elsewhere classified (excluding that for cardiac
catheterization or renal dialysis)
9
Survived
Acute
posthemorrhagic anemia
Pneumonia,
organism unspecified
Group
A streptococcal infection
Pain
in cervical spine or neck
Joint
pain (pelvic region and thigh)
B
25
White Non-Hispanic
Emergent
Major
puerperal infection
Streptococcal
septicemia
Aspiration
curettage of uterus
3
Survived
Retained
portions of placenta or membranes, without hemorrhage
Unspecified
inflammatory disease of uterus—except cervix
(e.g., endometritis)
Group
A streptococcal infection
C
19
White Non-Hispanic
Emergent
Major
puerperal infection
Unspecified
inflammatory disease of uterus—except cervix
(e.g., endometritis)
(None
listed)
3
Survived
Group
A streptococcal infection
-9-CM: International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision,
Clinical Modification.