Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sixth Edition

by Monif; Gilles R. G.

• ISBN13: 9780415439480
• ISBN10: 0415439485
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-07
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

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:

Table of Contents

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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