RT Book, Section
A1 Edwards, Wesley J.
A1 Jones, Griffith D.
A2 Posner, Glenn D.
A2 Black, Amanda Y.
A2 Jones, Griffith
A2 El-Chaâr, Darine
SR Print(0)
ID 1193314709
T1 Intrapartum Infections
T2 Oxorn-Foote Human Labor & Birth, 7e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019414
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193314709
RD 2024/04/24
AB Infections  are  increasingly  recognized  as  important  contributors  of  maternal,  fetal,  and  neonatal  complications.  These  can  be  divided  into  two  major  categories:  ascending  genital  tract  infections  and  hematogenously  spread  infections  from  the  mother.  Some  infections  may  be  entirely  asymptomatic  and  recognized  by  antenatal  screening.  For  others,  the  symptoms  can  vary  significantly  and  it  is  not  infrequent  for  some  of  these  entities  to  be  subtle  or  subclinical.  As  such,  a  high  index  of  suspicion  is  required,  along  with  appropriate  knowledge  of  preventive  and  therapeutic  approaches.  Diagnostic  tools  include  serologic  testing:  markers  of  inflammation  in  blood  and  amniotic  fluid  and  culture  of  blood,  amniotic  fluid,  placenta,  and  membranes.  Pathologic  examination  of  the  placenta,  cord,  and  membranes  can  be  helpful  retrospectively.