This concise clinical reference facilitates health consultants and professionals for determining treatment options for some common prenatal and postpartum infections during pregnancy and the puerperium in patients.
Key Features
Pregnancy and Anti-Infective Agents is therefore, a valuable handbook that enables quick consultation on safe antibiotics for the treatment of a variety of infections in pregnancy.
Key Features
- Presents 9 organized, easy to read chapters on anti-infective agents for pregnant patients
- Covers pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of relevant anti-infective agents
- Includes information on classification and safety of anti-infective agents
- Includes treatment of urinary tract infections
- Covers medications for sexually transmitted diseases, including a complete section dedicated to HIV medication
- Provides information about vulvovaginal infections
- Covers the treatment of toxoplasmosis in pregnancy
- Innovates with information about herbal remedies for infection for patients during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Pregnancy and Anti-Infective Agents is therefore, a valuable handbook that enables quick consultation on safe antibiotics for the treatment of a variety of infections in pregnancy.
Table of Contents
PrefaceList of Contributors
Chapter 1 Infections in Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Risks
- Background
- Viral Infections
- Rubella
- Cytomegalovirus
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- Varicella Zoster Virus
- Parvovirus B19
- Influenza
- Zika
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Bacterial Infections
- Syphilis
- Group B Streptococcus
- Other Infections
- Toxoplasmosis
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 2 Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Anti-Infective
- Agents in Pregnant Women
- Background
- Pharmacological Considerations and Physiological Changes
- During Pregnancy
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
- Drug Absorption
- Drug Distribution
- Drug Metabolism
- Elimination of Drugs
- Changes in the Urinary Tract During Pregnancy
- Classification of Used Drugs in Pregnancy
- Classification According to the Categories of Risk of Drugs in Pregnancy
- Antibiotics and Other Anti-Infectious Agents in Pregnancy
- Betalactam and Related Antibiotics
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins
- Macrolides
- Nitrofurans
- Aminoglycosides
- Lincosamides
- Janaína Crispim Freitas, Diana Gonçalves Dantas, Jaline Pessoa Cavalcante, Júlia Alencar
- De Medeiros, Juliana Davim Ferreira Gomes and Ricardo Ney Cobucci
- Neidmar Da Mata, Letícia Jales, Ada Isa Custódio, Mayara Maria Sales Monteiro
- Wenddy De Lima Cavalcanti Lacerda and Raniere Da Mata Moura
- Clindamycin
- Quinolones
- Antifungals with Application in Pregnancy
- Metronidazole
- Clotrimazole
- Miconazole
- Antivirals
- Acyclovir
- Penciclovir
- Trichloroacetic Acid (Tca)
- Zidovudine/Lamivudine/Nevirapine
- Conclusions
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 3 Classification and Safety of Anti-Infective Agents During
- Pregnancy
- Background
- Antimicrobials
- Penicillins
- Cephalosporins
- Imipenem
- Vancomycin
- Tetracyclines
- Chloramphenicol
- Aminoglycosides
- Macrolide
- Sulphonamides
- Quinolones
- Lincosamides
- Rifampicin
- Others
- Metronidazole
- Nitrofurantoin
- Phosphomycin
- Antifungals
- Antiviral Agents
- Herpesviridae
- Antiretrovirals
- Anti-Influenza
- Antimalarial Agents
- Anthelmintic Agents
- Ivermectin
- Benzimidazole (Bzs)
- Praziquantel (Fda Category B)
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Jaline De Melo Pessoa Cavalcante, Fernanda Coêlho Paiva, Janaína Crispim Freitas
- Diana Gonçalves Dantas, Luana Paiva Souza and Ricardo Ney Cobucci
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 4 Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy
- Background
- Pathogenesis
- Risk Factors
- Microbiology
- Classification of Utis
- Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
- Acute Cystitis
- Acute Pyelonephritis
- Antibiotic Safety in Pregnancy
- Antibiotics in Breastfeeding
- Non Antibiotic Measures
- Recurrent Utis
- Prevention of Recurrent Utis
- Conclusions
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 5 Anti-Infective Agents for Sexually Transmitted Infections
- In Pregnancy
- Background
- Viral Genital Infections
- Human Papillomavirus (Hpv)
- Herpes Simplex Vírus (Hsv)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv)
- Protease Inhibitor
- Integrase Inhibitor Regimen
- Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (Htlv)
- Hepatitis B Virus (Hbv)
- Hepatitis C Virus (Hcv)
- Zika Virus (Zikv)
- Bacterial Genital Infections
- Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
- Chlamydia Trachomatis (Ct)
- Syphilis
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento, Antônio Carlos Queiroz De Aquino, Michelly Nóbrega
- Monteiro and Iaponira Da Silva Figueiredo Vidal
- Ana Paula Costa, Ayane Cristina Sarmento, Maria Da Conceição Cornetta and Ana
- Katherine Gonçalves
- Background
- Antiretrovirals for Hiv Infected Pregnant Woman
- Nucleos(T)Ide Analog Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitors (Nrti)
- Class Representatives
- Zidovudine or Azidotimidine (Zdv or Azt)
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (Tdf)
- Abacavir (Abc)
- Lamivudine (3Tc)
- Emtricitabine (Ftc)
- Non-Nucleoside Analog Reverse-Transcriptase Inhibitors (Nnrti) 117
- Class Representatives
- Efavirenz (Efv)
- Nevirapine (Nvp)
- Etravirine (Etv)
- Rilpivirine (Rpv)
- Doravirine (Dor)
- Protease Inhibitors (Pi)
- Class Representatives
- Atazanavir (Atv)
- Darunavir (Drv)
- Ritonavir (Rtv)
- Integrase Inhibitors (Ini)
- Class Representatives
- Dolutegravir (Dtg)
- Raltegravir (Ral)
- Entry and Fusion Inhibitors
- Class Representatives
- Maraviroc (Mrv)
- Enfuvirtide (T20)
- Considerations About Use of Antiretrovirals Intrapartum And
- After Delivery
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 7 Anti-Infective Agents for Vulvovaginal Infections in Pregnancy
- Background
- Genital Changes During Pregnancy
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Trichomonas Vaginalis
- Candidiasis
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
Chapter 6 Anti-Infective Agents for Hiv in Pregnancy
- Igor Thiago Queiroz, Themis Rocha Souza, Juliana Mendonça Freire, Alexandre Estevam
- Montenegro Diniz and Matheus De Araújo Duda
- Iaponira Da Silva Figueiredo Vidal, Ana Paula Costa, Ana Katherine Gonçalves and Maria
- Da Conceição De Mesquita Cornetta
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 8 Anti-Infective Agents for Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy
- Introduction
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Maternal (Prenatal) Treatment
- Spiramycin
- Pyrimethamine, Sulfadiazine, and Folinic Acid (Psf)
- Other Potential Treatment Options
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 9 Natural Anti-Infective Remedies in Pregnancy
- Silvana Maria Zucolotto*
- Background
- Pregnancy and Natural Remedies
- Natural Anti-Infective Remedies in Pregnancy
- Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon, Vaccinium Oxycoccos)
- Echinacea
- Barberry (Berbery Vulgaris)
- Hydrastis Canadenses
- Red Raspberry (Rubus Idaeus)
- Garlic (Allium Sativum L. )
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Igor Thiago Queiroz and Carolina A. D. Santos
- Subject Index
Author
- Ricardo Ney Cobucci
