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Perinatal Infections VIRUSES Rubella Rubella (also known as German measles) is usually a mild viral illness with fever, postauricular or suboccipital lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, and a transient erythematous rash. It has…

Urinary Tract Infection Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women remain an important public health problem in the United States, affecting approximately 11 million women annually at a cost of $1.6…

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a spectrum of upper genital tract inflammatory disorders that includes any combination of endometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, and pelvic peritonitis. In general,…

Postabortion Infection, Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Even though these life-threatening infections are encountered infrequently by obstetrician-gynecologists, we play a key role in the outcomes. Although these patients are often…

Infectious Vulvovaginitis Vulvovaginal burning, discharge, odor, itching, and dyspareunia, account for a considerable proportion of outpatient gynecologic visits. In many cases, the diagnosis is straightforward: candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis (BV) or…

Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute-onset illness characterized by early onset of multiorgan involvement and shock. Whereas septic shock caused by Gram-negative bacterial infections usually occurs…

HIV/AIDS The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was initially recognized in 1981. Shortly thereafter, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified as the causative agent. Over the quarter-century since, HIV-AIDS has reached…

Soft Tissue Infection and Pelvic Abscess Despite significant advances in our understanding of the microbiology and pathogenesis of pelvic and intra-abdominal infections and substantial improvement in the diagnosis and treatment…

Hepatitis Infection Acute viral hepatitis is a self-limiting infection that predominantly affects the liver, resulting in a necroinflammatory response. Formerly, acute hepatitis was divided into two types based on clinical…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases There has been a virtual revolution in our knowledge related to the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs),…