Table 1.

Infectious causes of maternal mortality

Pregnancy-related infection	34 (16.03%)
Metritis with pelvic cellulitis	25 (11.79%)
Necrotizing fasciitis	1 (0.47%)
Chorioamnionitis	1 (0.47%)
Septic abortion	7 (3.3%)
Pregnancy-unrelated/Incidental infection	35 (16.50%)
Tuberculosis	10 (4.7%)
H1N1 influenza	6 (2.8%)
Scrub typhus	6 (2.8%)
Malaria	6 (2.8%)
Dengue hemorrhagic fever	3 (1.40%)
Typhoid	1 (0.47%)
Herpes zoster	1 (0.47%)
HIV with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia	1 (0.47%)
Orbital cellulitis	1 (0.47%)
Hospital-acquired infection	15 (7.07%)
Ventilator-acquired pneumonia	15 (7.07%)
Total	84 (39.62%)