Postpartum endomyometritis due to Peptostreptococcus

Postpartum endomyometritis due to *Peptostreptococcus* is an acute, ascending bacterial infection involving both the endometrium and the underlying myometrium following childbirth, specifically caused or co-driven by anaerobic gram-positive cocci of the genus *Peptostreptococcus* Pathophysiologically, the organism invades the placental bed and deeper uterine muscle layers, resulting in local tissue necrosis, intense inflammation, and microabscess formation Defining clinical features include post...

Postpartum endomyometritis due to *Peptostreptococcus* is an acute, ascending bacterial infection involving both the endometrium and the underlying myometrium following childbirth, specifically caused or co-driven by anaerobic gram-positive cocci of the genus *Peptostreptococcus* Pathophysiologically, the organism invades the placental bed and deeper uterine muscle layers, resulting in local tissue necrosis, intense inflammation, and microabscess formation

Postpartum endomyometritis due to *Peptostreptococcus* is an acute, ascending bacterial infection involving both the endometrium and the underlying myometrium following childbirth, specifically caused or co-driven by anaerobic gram-positive cocci of the genus *Peptostreptococcus* It predominantly affects postpartum individuals, particularly those who have undergone cesarean delivery or prolonged rupture of membranes, when commensal lower genital tract flora ascend into the breached uterine cavit...

It predominantly affects postpartum individuals, particularly those who have undergone cesarean delivery or prolonged rupture of membranes, when commensal lower genital tract flora ascend into the breached uterine cavity

Defining clinical features include postpartum fever, uterine fundal tenderness, purulent or foul-smelling lochia, leukocytosis, and lower abdominal pain, which carry a risk of advancing to peritonitis, pelvic abscess, or maternal sepsis if untreated