Infections, Infertility, and Assisted Reproduction

by Kay Elder , Doris J. Baker , Julie A. Ribes

• ISBN13: 9780521819107
• ISBN10: 0521819105
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-31
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

ART treatment is vulnerable to the hazard of potential infection from many different sources: patients, samples, staff and the environment. Culture of gametes and embryos in vitro provides multiple targets for transmission of potential infection, including the developing embryo, neighbouring gametes and embryos, the couple undergoing treatment and other couples being treated during the same period. This unique situation, with multifaceted opportunities for microbial growth and transmission, makes infection and contamination control absolutely crucial in the practice of assisted reproduction, and in the laboratory in particular. Originally published in 2004, this practical book provides a basic overview of microbiology in the context of ART, providing a guide to infections in reproductive medicine. The relevant facets of the complex and vast field of microbiology are condensed and focused, highlighting information that is crucial for safe practice in both clinical and laboratory aspects of ART.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I. Overview of Microbiology: 1. Introduction

2. Bacteria

3. Mycology: fungi and yeasts

4. Virology

5. Prions

6. Parasitology

Part II. Infections in Reproductive Medicine: 7. Genital ulcer disease

8. Vaginitis syndromes

9. Human papilloma

10. Urethritis and cervicitis syndromes

11. Pathology of the upper reproductive tract

12. Cytomegalovirus and blood-borne viruses

Part III. Microbiology and the ART Laboratory: 13. Infection and contamination control in the ART laboratory

14. Handling of infectious agents in the laboratory

15. Prevention. Index.