<prompt> All are true about puerperal sepsis except:Temperature 380C 100.4oFCaesarean section has no increased risk for sepsisGroup A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is one of common causative organismInstrument delivery increases risk  <response>: Ans.b Caesarean section has no increased risk for sepsis Puerperal pyrexia -- is defined as a rise of temperature reaching 100.4deg F 38deg C or more measured orally on 2 separate occasions at 24 hours apa excluding first 24 hours within first 10 days following delivery.Any infection of genital tract which occurs as a complication of delivery is called as Puerperal sepsis.Most common site of Puerperal infection -- Placental site.Most common manifestation of Puerperal infection -- Endometritis.Most common cause of Puerperal sepsis -- Streptococcus.Most common route of infection -- Direct spread.Caesarean section is easily the most common identifiable risk factor for development of puerperal infection. 