Oncohema Key

Immunization Vaccines rank among the greatest achievements of medicine and public health (Box 25.1). Jenner commenced the era of immunization when he induced protection against smallpox by inoculating susceptible persons…

Antimicrobial Agents Confronted with an extensive and expanding array of antibiotics, the clinician must be well versed in the use of antibiotics in the day-to-day care of patients. New developments…

Parasitic Disease in Pregnancy Parasitic infections include diseases caused by protozoa or helminths. These infections have a worldwide distribution with an estimated 30% of the world’s population experiencing parasitic infestations….

Infections of Abdominal Wounds, Episiotomies, and Perineal Lacerations Infections of abdominal incisions, episiotomies, and perineal lacerations occur regularly in obstetric-gynecologic practice. This chapter emphasizes the pathogenesis of wound infections, early…

Postpartum Infection Seven decades into the antibiotic era, genital tract infections continue to pose a common and occasionally severe threat to women after childbirth. Although substantial progress has been made…

Infection As a Cause of Neonatal Brain Damage Infection that occurs during pregnancy involves maternal, intrauterine (amniotic fluid, membranes, placenta, decidua), and fetal tissue. These infections are a major cause…

Subclinical Infection as a Cause of Premature Labor Preterm birth, with its subsequent morbidity and mortality, is the leading perinatal problem in the United States. In 2004, the rate of…

Intra-Amniotic Infection In the last 5 years, exciting new information regarding intraamniotic infection (IAI) has developed. It previously had been stated that clinically evident intrauterine infection occurred in approximately 1%…

Premature Rupture of the Membranes Premature rupture of the fetal membranes (PROM) is one of the most common problems in obstetrics, complicating approximately 5% to 10% of term pregnancies and…