CONTENTS
Contributors = xiii
Acknowledgments = xxi
Preface = xxiii
Section Ⅰ : General Considerations
1 Historical Notes on Infection in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Abe Mickal = 3
2 Microbiology of the Female Genital Tract / Bryan Larsen = 11
3 Anatomic Aspects of Female Pelvic Infections / John F. Murphy ; Kermit Krantz = 27
4 Concepts of Mixed Aerobic-Anaerobic Obstetric and gynecologic Infections / Itzhak Brook = 37
5 Temperature and Fever in Ob-Gyn Patients / Gilles R. G. Monif ; Jeffrey D. Lowenkron = 47
6 Immunology of the Female Patient / Stanley A. Gall = 51
7 Infection-Control Issues for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist / Philip B. Mead = 63
Section Ⅱ : Gynecologic Infections
8 Vulvovaginitis : A General Approach / Sebastian Faro ; Raymond H. Kaufman = 77
9 Urinary Tract Infections in Women / J. Christopher Carey ; Ronald G. Wilkerson = 85
10 Infections of the Urethra and Bartholin and Skene Glands / Richard J. Scotti = 89
11 Cervicitis and Associated Endometritis / P^al W \noto lner-Hanssen = 103
12 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Cheryl K. Walker ; Daniel V. Landers = 111
13 Tubo-ovarian Abscess / Oriol Coll and daniel V. Landers = 127
14 Gynecologic Postoperative Infections / David L. Hemsell = 141
15 Wound Infections / Hunter A. Hammill = 151
16 Necrotizing Fasciitis and Related Entities / David E. Soper = 157
17 Septic Pelvic-Vein Thrombophlebitis / Patrick Duff = 165
18 Infection in Immunocompromised Women : Prophylaxis, Diagnosis, and Treatment / James W. Orr. Jr. ; Pamela J. Orr = 171
19 Septic Shock in the Ob-Gyn Patient / Bernard Gonik = 187
20 Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Thomas E. Nolan ; Gary D. V. Hankins = 197
21 Toxic Shock syndrome / James A. McGregor ; James K. Todd = 207
22 Appendicitis in the Female Patient / Mohammed A. Bey ; Charles A. White = 215
23 Peri-rectal Abscesses and Related Disorders / Kelvin J. Contreary = 225
24 Impact of Genital Infections on Fertility / Jay S. Schinfeld = 233
25 Parasitic Infestations / R. David Miller and Joseph G. Pastorek Ⅱ = 245
Section Ⅲ : Obstetric Infections
26 Genital Tract Infection and Premature Labor/Premature Rupture of the Membranes / Joseph M. Miller. Jr. = 253
27 The Role of Infection in Precipitating Preterm Labor / Allen A. Herman ; J. Christopher Carey = 267
28 Intra-amniotic Infection / Jorge D. Blanco = 275
29 Urnary Tract Infection and Pyelonephritis in Pregnancy / Joseph M. Miller, Jr. ; Karen A. Raimer = 283
30 Fungal, Mycobacterial, and Unusual Bacterial Disease in Pregnancy / Mahmoud A. Ismail ; Gabriella Pridjian = 295
31 Hepatitis in Pregnancy / Joseph G. Pastorek Ⅱ = 315
32 Changing Concepts in TORCH Infections / Nelson B. Isada ; John H. Grossman Ⅲ = 325
33. Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy / Haywood L. Brown = 333
34 Varicella Zoster in Pregnancy / Susan M. Ramin ; Larry C. Gilstrap Ⅲ = 343
35 Rubella / Harvey A. Gabert ; William von Almen = 353
36 Cytomegalovirus Infection / Lars L. Cederqvist = 363
37 Listeriosis / Joseph G. Pastorek Ⅱ = 371
38 Group B Streptococcus / John W. Larsen, Jr. = 377
39 Sepcific Intra-amniotic Bacterial Infections / Michael T. Parsons ; Jeffrey L. Angel = 383
40 Specific Intra-amniotic Viral Infections / Stephen J. Carlan ; Robert A. Knuppel = 399
41 Amniotic Fluid and Its Relation to Infections / Noelle C. Bowdler ; Rudolph P. Galask = 417
42 Postpartum Endometritis / Sebastian Faro = 427
43 Infectious Complications of Episiotomy / Lane J. Mercer = 435
44 Puerperal Mastitis / Douglas A. Milligan ; Patrick duff = 445
Section Ⅳ : Sexually Transmitted Diseases
45 Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Willard Cates, Jr. = 455
46 Gonorrhea / Manoj K. Biswas and Paul R. summers = 467
47 Syphilis / Kathleen M. Hanlon-Lundberg ; Mahmoud A. Ismail = 479
48 Chlamydia trachomatis Infections / David H. Martin = 491
49 Herpes Simplex / David A. Baker = 507
50 Genital Mycoplasmas / J. Christopher Carey = 513
51 Vulvovaginal Candidiasis / Jack D. Sobel = 523
52 Trichomonas vaginalis Infection / W. David Hager = 537
53 Bacterial Vaginosis / Jessica L. thomason = 545
54 Human Papillomavirus / Wayne D. Lancaster ; Richard Reid = 555
55 Hepatitis B for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist / Joseph G. Pastorek Ⅱ = 571
56 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Richard R. Viscarello = 579
57 Lymphogranuloma Venereum, Chancroid, and Granuloma Inguinale / Maurizio Maccato = 609
58 Ectoparasites / Mark G. Martens = 617
59 Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Katherine M. Stone = 627
60 Infectious Aspects of Contraceptive Practices / Thomas E. Elkins = 633
Section Ⅴ : Diagnostic and Therapeutic Concepts
61. General Considerations for Proper Antibiotic Usage in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Louis Weinstein = 641
62. Antibiotics : The Beta Lactam Drugs / Larry C. Ford = 647
63. Antibiotics : The Antianaerobic Drugs / Frederick W. Derks ; Charles V. Sanders = 659
64. Other Antibiotics / Lane J. Mercer = 667
65. Antibiotics : Antifungal, Antiparasitic, and Antiviral Drugs / Roger Bawdon = 677
66. Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Sebastian Faro = 693
67. Immunizations During Pregnancy / Maria S. Kho ; Joseph g. Pastorek Ⅱ = 701
68. Colposcopy and Cytology in Obstetric and Gynecologic Infectious Disease / Jos e ´ E. Torres = 709
69. Histopathlogy of Infections of the Female Genital Tract / Karen M. Ireland ; Chaya J. Prasad = 713
70. Histopathology of Placental Inflammation and Infection / Douglas R. Shanklin ; Eugene V. Perrin = 725
71. Rapid Diagnostic Testing : Uses and Limitations / Nelson B. Isada ; John H. Grossman Ⅲ = 735
72. Invasive Monitoring and Intensive Care in Obstetrics and Gynecology / Brian Kirshon ; David B. Cotton = 743
73. Radiologic Considerations in Pelvic and Intra-abdominal Infections / Jane Clayton = 755
Subject Index = 783