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Chapter 19 - Enterococci and Bacterial Infections

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Varsha S. Puranik
Edited by
Adel Elkady ,
Prabha Sinha  and
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Adel Elkady
Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha
Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Affiliation:
Alexandria University
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Summary

Pregnant women are generally healthy but, as with non-pregnant women, are at risk of developing some infections. Some of these may be exacerbated by pregnancy and some are specific to pregnancy.

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Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 115 - 120
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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