Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, fifth Edition (Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics & Gynecology)

Currently in its fifth edition, the award winning Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology is the text against which all other books on this subject are measured. The book focuses on how infectious diseases impact women, both pregnant and non-pregnant, the unborn fetus, and the neonate. Section one covers basic concepts and antibiotic utili Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 11 Preface......Page 14 Dedication......Page 15 Part I General Considerations......Page 16 1 Understanding the bacteriology of the female genital tract......Page 17 2 Immunological defense mechanisms in the female genital tract......Page 25 3 Anaerobic infections......Page 32 4 Antibiotic selection in Obstetrics and Gynecology......Page 41 5 Antibiotics and pregnancy......Page 48 6 Timing of antibiotic therapy......Page 66 7 Antibiotic induced diarrhea......Page 69 8 Prophylactic antibiotics......Page 75 Part II Organisms......Page 89 9 Congenital viral infections......Page 90 10 Cytomegaloviruses......Page 91 11 Enteroviruses......Page 107 12 The hepatitis viruses......Page 120 13 Herpes simplex viruses, types 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2)......Page 151 14 Human immunodeficiency viruses......Page 181 15 Human papilloma viruses......Page 214 16 Human B-19 parvovirus......Page 237 17 Influenza viruses......Page 245 18 Measles......Page 255 19 Mumps......Page 262 20 Rubella......Page 267 21 Varicella-zoster virus (chickenpox)......Page 281 22 Calymmatobacterium granulomatis......Page 297 23 Haemophilus ducreyi......Page 304 24 Haemophilus influenzae......Page 310 25 Listeria monocytogenes......Page 315 26 Neisseria gonorrhoeae......Page 324 27 Salmonella typhi......Page 343 28 Streptococcus pneumoniae......Page 351 29 Group A β-hemolytic streptococci......Page 357 30 Actinomyces israelii......Page 367 31 Bacteroidaceae......Page 372 32 Clostridium perfringens......Page 380 33 Clostridium sordellii......Page 386 34 Escherichia coli......Page 389 35 Gardnerella vaginalis (Haemophilus vaginalis)......Page 394 36 Klebsiella/Enterobacter......Page 403 37 Mobiluncus species......Page 406 38 Peptostreptococci......Page 409 39 The Proteus group......Page 414 40 Staphylococci......Page 418 41 Group B streptococci......Page 430 42 Group C beta-hemolytic streptococci......Page 448 43 Enterococci and group D streptococci......Page 451 44 Group F streptococci......Page 456 45 Group G beta-hemolytic streptococci......Page 458 46 Chlamydia trachomatis......Page 460 47 Chlamydia trachomatis lymphogranuloma venereum (L) strains......Page 481 48 Mycoplasma......Page 487 49 Borrelia recurrentis......Page 495 50 Borrelia burgdorferi......Page 500 51 Leptospira......Page 504 52 Treponema pallidum......Page 509 53 Entamoeba histolytica......Page 529 54 Plasmodial infections......Page 535 55 Toxoplasma gondii......Page 546 56 Trichomonas vaginalis......Page 560 57 Candida albicans......Page 577 58 Coccidioides immitis......Page 602 59 Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis......Page 611 Part III Problem Areas: Obstetrics......Page 638 60 Chorioamnionitis......Page 639 61 Infectious morbidity associated with intrauterine monitoring......Page 655 62 Postpartum endometritis/ endomyometritis......Page 658 63 Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis......Page 666 64 Infectious complications associated with legal termination of pregnancy......Page 675 65 Septic shock......Page 682 66a Appendicitis in pregnancy......Page 691 66b Puerperal mastitis......Page 695 66c Breast abscess......Page 701 67 Vaccination of women in pregnancy......Page 712 68 Urinary tract infections in pregnancy......Page 721 69 Bacterial endocarditis in pregnancy......Page 736 Part IV Problem Areas: Gynecology......Page 744 70 Infectious vulvovaginitis......Page 745 71 Infectious complications associated with the intrauterine contraceptive device......Page 778 72 Toxic shock syndrome......Page 798 73 Nosocomial infections......Page 812 74 Postoperative infections......Page 843 75 Acute salpingitis......Page 858 76 Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess......Page 892 77 Pelvic abscess......Page 909 78 Wound infections......Page 918 Appendix I......Page 944 Appendix II......Page 955 Appendix III......Page 975 Appendix IV......Page 983 Index......Page 991 Compared to our understanding of bacterial diseases of the female genital tract, relatively little is understood about what constitutes and maintains a healthy ecological system within the microbiological flora of the female genital tract. A complete clinical reference on infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology. Chapters are contributed by top-ranked specialists, and are expertly organized for both study and reference.