Infectious diseases of the female genital tract
By: editors, Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs.
Contributors: Sweet, Richard L.; Gibbs, Ronald S., 1943-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 469
ISBN-13: 9780781778152
Subjects: Generative organs, Female -- Infections; Generative organs, Female -- Microbiology; Genital Diseases, Female; Communicable Diseases; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Description: Organised by organism and then by disease this comprehensive reference provides contemporary diagnostic and therapeutic information on bacterial and viral infections of the female genital tract.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Group B streptococci; title: Genital mycoplasmas; title: Chlamydial infections; title: Herpes simplex virus infection; title: Sexually transmitted diseases; title: Human papilloma virus; title: Soft tissue infection and pelvic abscess; title: Hepatitis infection; title: HIV/AIDS; title: Toxic shock syndrome; title: Infectious vulvovaginitis; title: Postabortion infection, bacteremia, sepsis, and septic shock; title: Pelvic inflammatory disease; title: Urinary tract infection; title: Perinatal infections; title: Premature rupture of the membranes; title: Intra-amniotic infection; title: Subclinical infection as a cause of premature labor; title: Infection as a cause of neonatal brain damage; title: Postpartum infection; title: Infections of abdominal wounds, episiotomies, and perineal lacerations; title: Parasitic disease in pregnancy; title: Antimicrobial agents; title: Antibiotic prophylaxis in obstetrics and gynecology; title: Immunization.