Author Description

This volume is the only single comprehensive clinical reference on all of the infectious disease problems encountered by practicing obstetrician/gynecologists, both in the office and in the hospital. Nearly 100 of the foremost experts provide the complete, up-to-date information that clinicians need to diagnose and treat these diseases. Coverage encompasses the entire gamut of sexually transmitted diseases, infections related to pregnancy, postoperative infections, and other infections seen in women, from vaginitis and urinary tract infections, to pelvic inflammatory disease, to toxic shock syndrome. An extensive section on therapeutics and diagnostic techniques includes details on all current drug therapies, as well as on colposcopy, histopathology, rapid diagnostic testing, invasive monitoring, intensive care, and radiology. The book contains nearly 400 illustrations, 53 in full color.