Main description:

CONGENITAL AND PERINATAL INFECTIONS provides a concise and clinically-oriented primer on the congenital and perinatal infections likely to present in clinical practice. Written with the busy clinician in mind, it combines easy accessibility with state-of-the-art information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital and perinatal infections.

Eschewing the notion that congenital and perinatal infections only encompass agents from the TORCH group of pathogens, this volume offers comprehensive information on the spectrum of viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections that can manifest in mother or child. Combined with its brevity and emphasis on clinical management, CONGENITAL AND PERINATAL INFECTIONS is a definitive new guide to understanding this challenging group of infections.

Contents:

Contributors

Part I: Viruses

1. Cytomegalovirus
2. Ebola and Other Filoviruses
3. Enterovirus
4. Hepatitis B
5. Hepatitis C
6. Hepatitis E
7. Herpes Simplex Virus
8. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
9. Human Papillomavirus
10. HTLV
11. LCMV
12. Parvovirus
13. Rubella
14. Zika

Part II: Parasites

15. Chagas
16. Toxoplasma Gondii

Part III: Bacteria

17. Chlamydia Trachomatis
18. Group B Streptococcus
19. Listeria
20. Syphilis
21. Ureaplasma

Index