6th edition. — CRC Press, 2008. — 624 p.
Now in its sixth edition, Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology remains 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.
General ConsiderationsUnderstanding 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
OrganismsCongenital viral infections
Cytomegaloviruses
Enteroviruses
The hepatitis viruses
Herpes simplex viruses, types 1 and 2
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papilloma viruses
Human B-19 parvovirus
Influenza viruses
Measles
Mumps
Rubella
Varicella-zoster virus (Chickenpox)
(Calymmatobacterium granulomatis) Klebsiella granulomatis
Haemophilus ducreyi
Haemophilus influenzae
Listeria monocytogenes
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Salmonella typhi
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Group A -hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes)
Actinomyces israelii
Bacteroidaceae/prevotella
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium sordellii
Escherichia coli
Gardnerella vaginalis
Klebsiella/enterobacter
Mobiluncus
Peptostreptococci
The proteus group
Staphylococci
Group B streptococci
Group C beta-hemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus milleri)
Enterococcus
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 and coccidioides posadasil
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium bovis
Problem Areas: ObstetricsChorioamnionitis
Infectious morbidity associated with intrauterine monitoring and invasive prenatal diagnostic procedures
Postpartum endometritis/endomyometritis
Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis
Infectious complications associated with legal termination of pregnancy
Infection and preterm labor
(A) Appendicitis in pregnancy
(B) Puerperal mastitis
(C) Breast abscess
Vaccination of women in pregnancy
Urinary tract infections in pregnancy
Bacterial endocarditis in pregnancy
Infectious vulvovaginitis
Infectious complications associated with the intrauterine contraceptive device
Toxic shock syndrome
Common nosocomial problems in obstetrics and gynecology
Postoperative infections
Acute salpingitis
Ruptured tubo-ovarian abscess
Pelvic abscess
Wound infections