Perinatal infections / / sponsored by the Ciba Foundation

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Excerpta Melica; New York, : Elsevier/North Holland, 1980
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, charts
• Disciplina: 618.3/2
• Soggetto topico: Fetus - Diseases; Communicable diseases in pregnancy; Communicable diseases in newborn infants; Neonatal infections
• Note generali: "Symposium on Perinatal Infections held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 27th-29th November 1979"--Participants page.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Perinatal infections; Contents; Chairman's introduction; Factors in the mother/infant dyad that influence the development of infections before and after birth; Discussion; Discussion; Pathology of the placenta and cord in ascending and in haematogenous infection; The genesis of amniotic fluid infections; Discussion; Consequences of amniotic fluid infection: early neonatal septicaemia; Discussion; Perinatal implications of the lower genital tract flora; Discussion; Neonatal group B streptococcal infection; Discussion ; Escherichia coli and group B streptococcal infections in experimental animals Discussion; General discussion I; Rupture of the membranes in labour; Maternal and fetal defences against infection; Trace metals and antimicrobial activity; Posture and labour; Natural history of perinatal cytomegaloviral infection; Discussion; The effects of parasitic infections in pregnant women; Discussion; Prevalence of maternal and neonatal infections in a developing country: possible low-cost preventive measures; Discussion; The secretory IgA system in the neonatal period; Discussion; General discussion II ; Contrasts between developing and developed countries Perinatal infections: the obstetrician's viewpoint; Perinatal infections: prevention of long-term sequelae; Discussion; Discussion; Infections in neonatal units: prevention is better than cure; Discussion; Final general discussion; Infection and the maternal environment; Mechanisms of infection or inflammation; Colonization and infection; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Human breast milk; Risks and benefits of monitoring the fetus; Nutrition and fetal infection; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Titolo autorizzato: Perinatal infections
• ISBN: 1-280-78391-5; 9786613694300; 0-470-72060-3; 0-470-71828-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812682403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; new ser. 77.