18Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
JB40Infections in the puerperium
JB40.1
category
Infection of obstetric surgical wound
Also indexed as
Episiotomy infection Infected caesarean section wound following delivery Infected perineal repair following delivery Infection of obstetric surgical wound infection of perineal repair infection of perineum repair
Nearby in Infections in the puerperium
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