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Infectious diseases of the female genital tract / Richard L. Sweet, Ronald S. Gibbs.
LIBRA Oversize RG218 .S94 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sweet, Richard L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Generative organs, Female--Infections.
- Generative organs, Female.
- Generative organs, Female--Microbiology.
- Communicable diseases.
- Genital Diseases, Female.
- Communicable Diseases.
- Infections.
- Medical Subjects:
- Genital Diseases, Female.
- Communicable Diseases.
- Infections.
- Physical Description:
- 719 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2002]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 1 Clinical Microbiology of the Female Genital Tract 3
- 2 Use of the Microbiology Laboratory in Infectious Diseases 13
- Special Organisms 29
- 3 Group B Streptococci 31
- 4 Genital Mycoplasmas 47
- 5 Chlamydial Infections 57
- 6 Herpes Simplex Virus Infection 101
- 7 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 118
- 8 Mixed Anaerobic-Aerobic Pelvic Infection and Pelvic Abscess 176
- 9 Hepatitis Infection 207
- 10 HIV-AIDS 238
- Gynecologic and Obstetric Infections 315
- 11 Toxic Shock Syndrome 317
- 12 Infectious Vulvovaginitis 337
- 13 Postabortion Infection, Bacteremia, and Septic Shock 355
- 14 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 368
- 15 Urinary Tract Infection 413
- 16 Perinatal Infections 449
- 17 Premature Rupture of the Membranes 501
- 18 Intraamniotic Infection 516
- 19 Subclinical Infection as a Cause of Premature Labor 528
- 20 Postpartum Infection 542
- 21 Wound and Episiotomy Infection 556
- 22 Parasitic Disease in Pregnancy 570
- Antibiotics/Antivirals 607
- 23 Antimicrobial Agents 609
- 24 Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Obstetrics and Gynecology 661
- Immunization 671.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0781726158
- OCLC:
- 47013871
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