Infections in obstetrics and gynecology
Subtitle: textbook and atlas
By: Eiko E. Petersen.
Publisher: Thieme
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Stuttgart; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Generative organs, Female -- Infections.; Communicable diseases in pregnancy.; Generative organs, Female -- Infections -- Atlases.; Communicable diseases in pregnancy -- Atlases.; Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological.; Genital Diseases, Female -- diagnosis.; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious.
Genres: Atlases.
Description: Comprehensive guide to the subtleties and complexities of infections in gynecology. Provides a state-of-the-art overview of all relevant pathogens, their significance and their effects on the immune system, as well as their detection in the laboratory; extensive coverage of all gynecologic infections: infections during pregnancy, peripartal and puerperal infections, breast inflammation, sexually transmitted infections, helminthic infections, self-induced infections, and more; and detailed discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infections, with flow charts, tables, and essential information on vaccinations and drug interactions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Revised translation of the 4th German ed. published in 1997.
Table of contents: title: Pathogens; title: Defense systems; title: Detection of pathogens; title: Antiinfectives (antibacterials, virostatics, antimycotics, antiparasitics, antiseptics, immunoglobulins); title: Signs of Infection; title: Diagnosis of infections during the gynecological examination; title: Gynecologic infections; title: Infections during pregnancy; title: Peripartal and puerperal infections; title: Inflammation of the breast; title: Sexually transmitted infections; title: Helmithic infections; title: Infections of other body region; title: Self-induced infections; title: Prevention of infections; title: Obligation of notification (German Infectious Diseases Protection Act, IfSG).