Viral Diseases in Pregnancy /

Viral Diseases in Pregnancy, edited by Bernard Gonik, M.D., brings together expert authors in the fields of obstetrics-gynecology and infectious disease to present the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and therapeutic management of viral diseases and their...

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Main Author: Gonik, Bernard
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1994.
Series:Clinical perspectives in obstetrics and gynecology.
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Summary:Viral Diseases in Pregnancy, edited by Bernard Gonik, M.D., brings together expert authors in the fields of obstetrics-gynecology and infectious disease to present the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and therapeutic management of viral diseases and their effect on the pregnancy and both maternal and fetal health. Topics include Epstein-Barr Virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Influenza, Hepatitis Viruses and Human Papilloma Virus. Chapters also discuss immunization during pregnancy, maternal immune response, in-utero diagnosis of congenital infection, and viral teratology. In addition, a color insert presents the striking dermatologic manifestations of many viral infections. This book provides obstetrician-gynecologists, family practitioners and infectious disease specialists with a comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date textbook in this area of increasing significance to health care providers.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 267 pages 31 illustrations)
ISBN:9781461226406 (electronic bk.)
1461226406 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0178-0328