Congenital and perinatal infections remain a stubborn and major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants throughout the world. This concise, accessible account provides an essential guide to the diagnosis, management, and prevention of these infections. The first three chapters underline how and why infections during this critical period can be so devastating. The main section of the book focuses on individual infections, and emphasizes effective intervention based on the very latest knowledge and techniques. Another unique feature of this account is its recognition that the severity and types of these infections vary considerably from country to country, and from the developing world to the developed world. The international team of experts involved in this compilation have striven to make this an account that will transcend these boundaries and be suitable for all doctors and allied health professionals around the world charged with the care of the mother and newborn.
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Preface; Introduction James McIntyre and Marie-Louise Newell; Part I: 1. Infections in pregnancy: introduction Catherine Peckham; 2. Pregnancy, immunity and infection Cyril van Gelderen; 3. Maternal infections and their consequences Patrick Ramsey and Robert Goldenberg; 4. Assessing the scientific value of screening for antenatal infections Edgardo Abalos, Metin Gulmezoglu and Guillermo Carroli; Part II: 5. Rubella infection in pregnancy Des Martin and Barry Schoub; 6. Perinatal group B streptococcal infections Vibhuti Shah and Arne Ohlsson; 7. Mother-to-child transmission of cytomegalovirus Marie-Louise Newell; 8. Varicella Justus Hofmeyr; 9. Herpes simplex Marianne Forsgren and Gunilla Malm; 10. Vertical transmission of hepatitis viruses Laurent Mandelbrot and Marie-Louise Newell; 11. Papillomavirus infections as a perinatal problem: diagnosis, prevention and management Mirja Puranen and Stina Syrjanen; 12. HIV-1 infection Glenda Gray, James McIntyre and Marie-Louise Newell; 13. Syphilis: prevention, diagnosis and management during pregnancy and infancy Bob Pattinson and Suzanne Delport; 14. The other sexually transmitted diseases Paolo Miotti and Gina Dallabetta; 15. Toxoplasmosis Ruth Gilbert; 16. Neonatal sepsis Daynia Ballot.
