Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sixth Edition

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ISBN: 9780415439480 | 0415439485
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/7/2008

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Now in its sixth edition, Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecologyremains the only book to comprehensively cover infectious diseases in both obstetrics and general gynecology. Distilling complex clinical problems into an easy to use format, this text is divided in four unique sections, and some of these topics include:

General considerations
Understanding the bacteriology of the female genital tract
Immunological defense mechanisms in the female genital tract
Anaerobic infections
Antibiotic selection in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Antibiotics and pregnancy
Timing of antibiotic therapy
Antibiotic induced diarrhea
Prophylactic antibiotics
Organisms
Congenital viral infections
Cytomegaloviruses
Enteroviruses
The hepatitis viruses
Herpes simplex viruses, types 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2)
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Human papilloma viruses
Human B-19 parvovirus
Influenza viruses
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox)
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis and Klebsiella granulomatis
Haemophilus ducreyi
Haemophilus influenzae
Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Salmonella typhi
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Group A streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes)
Actinomyces israelii
Bacteroidaceae
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium sordellii
Escherichia coli
Gardnerella vaginalis (Haemophilus vaginalis)
Klebsiella/Enterobacter
Mobiluncus species
Peptostreptococci
The Proteus group
Staphylococci
Group B streptococci
Group C beta-hemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus milleri)
Enterococci and group D streptococci
Group F streptococci
Group G beta-hemolytic streptococci
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum (L) strains
Mycoplasma
Borrelia recurrentis (relapsing fever)
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
Leptospira
Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Entamoeba histolytica (amebiasis)
Plasmodial infections (malaria)
Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Candida albicans
Coccidioides immitis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis
Problem Areas: Obstetrics
Chorioamnionitis
Infectious morbidity associated with intrauterine monitoring
Postpartum endometritis/endomyometritis
Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
Infectious complications associated with legal termination of pregnancy
Infection and preterm labor

Appendicitis in pregnancy
Puerperal mastitis
Breast abscess
Vaccination of women in pregnancy
Urinary tract infections in pregnancy
Bacterial endocarditis in pregnancy
Problem Areas: Gynecology
Infectious vulvovaginitis
Infectious complications associated with the intrauterine contraceptive device
Toxic shock syndrome
Nosocomial infections
Postoperative infections
Acute salpingitis
Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess
Pelvic abscess
Wound infections
Appendix
Collection and handling of bacteriological and viral obstetrics and gynecology specimens
Diagnosis and therapy of genitoulcerative disease
Understanding abdominal pain of gastrointestinal etiology
Antibiotics: parenteral and oral
Understanding diagnostic testing for sexually transmitted diseases
Recommendations for dealing with multi-resistant bacteria within a hospital setting
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