Infectious Diseases of the Female Genital

Now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition, this comprehensive reference provides current, complete diagnostic and therapeutic information on bacterial and viral infections of the female genital tract. The book is organized by organism and then by disease and includes a section on antibiotics. This edition includes significant updates to the chapters on Group B strep, Chlamydia, human papillomavirus, Hepatitis C, new drugs, PROM, and UTI. A chapter on immunizations has been added. The presentation of material has been streamlined, and the format has been modified to include additional algorithms and tables that make the material easier to digest.

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Clinical Microbiology of the Female Genital Tract	p. 3
Use of the Microbiology Laboratory in Infectious Diseases	p. 13
Special Organisms	p. 29
Group B Streptococci	p. 31
Genital Mycoplasmas	p. 47
Chlamydial Infections	p. 57
Herpes Simplex Virus Infection	p. 101
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 118
Mixed Anaerobic-Aerobic Pelvic Infection and Pelvic Abscess	p. 176
Hepatitis Infection	p. 207
HIV-AIDS	p. 238
Gynecologic and Obstetric Infections	p. 315
Toxic Shock Syndrome	p. 317
Infectious Vulvovaginitis	p. 337
Postabortion Infection, Bacteremia, and Septic Shock	p. 355
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	p. 368
Urinary Tract Infection	p. 413
Perinatal Infections	p. 449
Premature Rupture of the Membranes	p. 501
Intraamniotic Infection	p. 516
Subclinical Infection as a Cause of Premature Labor	p. 528
Postpartum Infection	p. 542
Wound and Episiotomy Infection	p. 556
Parasitic Disease in Pregnancy	p. 570
Antibiotics/Antivirals	p. 607
Antimicrobial Agents	p. 609
Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Obstetrics and Gynecology	p. 661
Immunization	p. 671
Immunization	p. 673
Subject Index	p. 697
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