This site is intended for healthcare professionals

account_circleSign in
Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Management

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

Authoring team

The management of puerperal pyrexia involves:

  • detailed history and examination
  • isolation of the mother and baby
  • investigation of possible cause:
    • high vaginal swab
    • throat swab
    • blood culture
    • urine analysis
  • appropriate treatment of infection
    • mastitis - empirical treatment with flucloxacillin (erythromycin if penicillin-allergic); send a sample of breast milk for culture and sensitivity
    • endometritis - empirical treatment e.g. amoxycillin 500mg tds IV and metronidazole 400mg IV tds; also uterine curettage

For more details see linked items.

Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Create a free account

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page