There have been numerous books and articles written about infections and their treatment. This book, I can assure you, is one of the best, if not the best multiauthored text I have even read on this subject. It covers every aspect of infectious diseases, which will always be a concern for the obstetrician and gynecologist and, in fact, for all physicians. However, the obstetrician, in addition, has to be aware that antimicrobial therapy in pregnancy will affect two individuals—mother and fetus. It is vitally important that the physician have confidence in the selection of antibiotics to treat infections. This selection can be facilitated by knowledge of the clinical aspects of the disease, by the antibiotics available, by the knowledge of their specific mechanisms of action on the organisms, and by their sensitivities. This book tells it all. There are four sections. Section 1 deals with general considerations of principles of

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Septic shock is a life-threatening clinical syndrome caused by decreased tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery, as a result of severe infection and sepsis. The insertion of bacteria or viruses into the blood stream produces a condition called bacteremia or viremia. Sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response due to bacteremia. When sepsis worsen to the point where blood pressure cannot be maintained with intravenous fluid alone, then the condition is called septic shock and may be accompanied with multiple organ dysfunction (liver, kidney, heart, brain). The mortality rate remains high, range between 25 and 50%1. Septic shock is the first cause of deaths in intensive care units patients2.

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Septic Shock in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chapitre 3 – Contractions utérines et tocométrie

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if bacterial growth occurred in the amniotic fluid of laboring women. Twenty patients who required an intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) during labor were studied. Amniotic fluid samples were aspirated during labor and at the time of delivery.

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Intrauterine pressure catheter in labor: associated microbiology.

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Intrauterine pressure catheter in labor: associated microbiology.