Challenging infections in pregnancy

Viral infections in pregnancy.

The importance of protecting pregnant women from infection as well as from possible harmful effects of various medications and other noxious agents has received increasing attention in recent years. Much of the work related to viral diseases has been directed toward (1) identifying the agents that might be associated with fetal wastage and congenital malformations; (2) determining the risk to t...

Emerging Infections in Pregnancy

As strategies to deal with emerging infectious disease threats are developed, a key component is consideration of special populations, including pregnant women. Several issues are relevant to infectious disease threats during pregnancy. First, changes in immunity and physiology during pregnancy may make pregnant women more susceptible to or more severely affected by infectious diseases. Second,...

Herpesvirus Infections in Pregnancy

An ever-challenging relationship: lupus and pregnancy

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease with an unknown etiology and an autoimmune pathogenesis, and its clinical manifestations can involve multiple organs through polymorphic biological changes. Nowadays, pregnancy is possible for most patients with SLE, and good outcomes can be expected for both mother and child. This became possible as a consequence of increasing...

Urinary tract infections in pregnancy.

Urinary tract infections frequently affect pregnant mothers. This problem causes significant morbidity and healthcare expenditure. Three common clinical manifestations of UTIs in pregnancy are: asymptomatic bacteriuria, acute cystitis and acute pyelonephritis. Escherichia coli remains the most frequent organism isolated in UTIs. All pregnant mothers should be screened for UTIs in pregnancy and ...