Lack of hygiene routines among patients and family members at patient hotels—A possible route for transmitting puerperal fever

Abstract The use of patient hotels for ambulatory care of women with uncomplicated deliveries has become a routine in Sweden. This report describes a minor outbreak of a group A Streptococcus strain in 2 newly delivered mothers and their newborn babies at a patient hotel.

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