Infectious diseases of the female genital tract

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Infectious diseases of the female genital tract

Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2002

4th ed

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition, this comprehensive reference provides current, complete diagnostic and therapeutic information on bacterial and viral infections of the female genital tract. The book is organized by organism and then by disease and includes a section on antibiotics. This edition includes significant updates to the chapters on Group B strep, Chlamydia, human papillomavirus, Hepatitis C, new drugs, PROM, and UTI. A chapter on immunizations has been added. The presentation of material has been streamlined, and the format has been modified to include additional algorithms and tables that make the material easier to digest

Table of Contents

Introduction Clinical Microbiology of the Female Genital Tract Use of the Microbiology Laboratory in Infectious Diseases Special Organisms Group B Streptococci Genital Mycoplasmas Chlamydial Infections Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Sexually Transmitted Diseases Mixed Anaerobic-Aerobic Pelvic Infection and Pelvic Abscess Hepatitis Infection HIV-AIDS Gynecologic and Obstetric Infections Toxic Shock Sydrome Infectious Vulvovaginitis Postabortion Infection, Bacteremia, and Septic Shock Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Urinary Tract Infection Perinatal Infections Premature Rupture of the Membranes Intraamniotic Infection Subclinical Infection as a Cause of Premature Labor Postpartum Infection Wound and Episiotomy Infection Parasitic Disease in Pregnancy Antibiotics/Antivirals Antimicrobial Agents Antibiotic Prohylaxis in Obstetrics and Gynecology Immunization Immunization Inde

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Details

  • NCID
    BA55477006
  • ISBN
    • 0781726158
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Philadelphia
  • Pages/Volumes
    719 p.
  • Size
    29 cm
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