Clinical focus: infections in pregnancy

Hosp Pract (1995). 2014 Apr;42(2):108-24. doi: 10.3810/hp.2014.04.1109.

Abstract

Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to a number of infectious diseases, such as influenza, hepatitis E, malaria, and tuberculosis. The management of many other infections-including urinary tract infections, human immunodeficiency virus, and sexually transmitted diseases-is also made more complex by pregnancy; even if some infections do not pose a great risk to the expectant mother, they can impact fetal and neonatal development, thus posing a treatment challenge to physicians. By focusing on the most important diseases that physicians may encounter in pregnant patients, this review outlines the challenges associated with managing important infectious diseases in the pregnant population and references the most recent evidence and international treatment guidelines.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chickenpox / complications
  • Chickenpox / prevention & control
  • Dengue / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Hepatitis E / complications
  • Hepatitis E / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control
  • Influenza, Human / therapy
  • Malaria, Falciparum / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / therapy*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / therapy
  • Tuberculosis / complications
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control
  • Urinary Tract Infections / therapy