Perinatal infections / sponsored by the Ciba Foundation.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Conference Name:

Symposium on Perinatal Infections (1979 : London)

Series:

Ciba Foundation symposium ; new ser. 77.

Ciba Foundation symposium (new series) ; 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fetus--Diseases--Congresses.

Fetus.

Communicable diseases in pregnancy--Congresses.

Communicable diseases in pregnancy.

Communicable diseases in newborn infants--Congresses.

Communicable diseases in newborn infants.

Neonatal infections--Congresses.

Neonatal infections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Excerpta Melica ; New York : Elsevier/North Holland, 1980.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Contents:

Perinatal infections; Contents; Chairman's introduction; Factors in the mother/infant dyad that influence the development of infections before and after birth; Discussion; Discussion; Pathology of the placenta and cord in ascending and in haematogenous infection; The genesis of amniotic fluid infections; Discussion; Consequences of amniotic fluid infection: early neonatal septicaemia; Discussion; Perinatal implications of the lower genital tract flora; Discussion; Neonatal group B streptococcal infection; Discussion

Escherichia coli and group B streptococcal infections in experimental animals Discussion; General discussion I; Rupture of the membranes in labour; Maternal and fetal defences against infection; Trace metals and antimicrobial activity; Posture and labour; Natural history of perinatal cytomegaloviral infection; Discussion; The effects of parasitic infections in pregnant women; Discussion; Prevalence of maternal and neonatal infections in a developing country: possible low-cost preventive measures; Discussion; The secretory IgA system in the neonatal period; Discussion; General discussion II

Contrasts between developing and developed countries Perinatal infections: the obstetrician's viewpoint; Perinatal infections: prevention of long-term sequelae; Discussion; Discussion; Infections in neonatal units: prevention is better than cure; Discussion; Final general discussion; Infection and the maternal environment; Mechanisms of infection or inflammation; Colonization and infection; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Human breast milk; Risks and benefits of monitoring the fetus; Nutrition and fetal infection; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index

Notes:

"Symposium on Perinatal Infections held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 27th-29th November 1979"--Participants page.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613694300

9781280783913

1280783915

9780470720608

0470720603

9780470718285

0470718285

OCLC:

797918464