Usually, both concepts are used synonymously, although it would be more correct to use the terms puerperal infection or sepsis to refer to this condition in women, since puerperal fever is a sign of infection that only refers to the increase in temperature.
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Zaira Salvador
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Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Valencia (UPV). Biotechnology Degree from the National University of Ireland en Galway (NUIG) and embryologist specializing in Assisted Reproduction, with a Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV) and the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI)
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