Analysis of invasive group A streptococcal puerperal sepsis in Calgary, Alberta: clinical consequences and policy implications

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
• ² Women's Health, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
• ³ Public Health Laboratories, Alberta Precision Laboratories, AHS-Edmonton, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
• ⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
• ⁵ Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
• ⁶ Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
• ⁷ Infection Prevention and Control, Alberta Health ServicesCalgary, AB, Canada.
• ⁸ Communicable Disease Control, Public Health, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
• ⁹ Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
• ¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary and Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
• ¹¹ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
• ¹² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.