infections and vaccination in pregnancy Flashcards
endometritis - definition/association
Inflammation associated with retained products of conception following delivery, miscarriage, abortion, or foreign body (IUD)
endometritis - mechanism
retained materials in uterus –> infection by bacterial flora from vagina or intestine tract
endometritis - treatment / etiology
gentamicin + clindamycin +/- ampicillin
- polymicrobial
postpartum endometritis - RF
- C-section
- corioamnionitis
- Group B strep
- prolonged rupture of membranes
- operative vaginal delivery
postpartum endometritis - clinical features
- fever for more than 24 h postpartum
- uterine fundal tenderness
- purulent lochia
pyelonephritis in pregnancy - treatment
ceftriaxone
chorioamnionitis presents with
maternal fever, maternal and fetal thacycardia, uterine tenderness
chorioamnionitis typically presents in
patietns with premature or prolonged rupture of membranes as maternal fever, maternal and fetal tachycarda, uterine fundal tenderness, maternal leukocytosis
chorioamnionitis - RF
- prolonged rupture of membranes (more than 18 h)
- preterm premature of membranes
- prolonged labor
- internal fetal/uterine monitoring devises
- repetitive vaginal examinations
- presence of genital tract pathogens
chorioamnionitis - diagnosis
Maternal fever plus 1 or more of the following:
1. fetal tachycardia (more than 160) for at least 10 mins
2. maternal leukocytosis
3, purulent amniotic fluid
4. maternal tachycardia (more than 100)
6. uterine fundal tenderness
chorioamnionitis - management
broad spectrum antib
delivery
chorioamnionitis - complications
maternal: postpartum hemorrhage, endometritis
neonatal: preterm birth, pneumonia, encephalopathy
Asymptomatic bacteriuria - definition
more than 100.000 bacteria
Asymptomatic bacteriuria - RF
- Pregesational DM
- multiparity
- history of UTIs
Asymptomatic bacteriuria - common pathogens
- E. coli (MC)
- enterobacter
- klebsiella
- Strep Bg
Asymptomatic bacteriuria - treatment
- augmentin
- nitrofurantoin
- cephalexin
- fosphomycin
Preventing neonatal group B strep infection - universal screening
rectovaginal culture at 35-37 weeks gestation
Preventing neonatal group B strep infection - indications
- prior delivery complicated by neonatal GBS infection2
- BGS bacteriuria or GBS UTI during current pregnancy (regardless of treatment)
- GBS positive rectovaginal culture
- Unknown GBS status PLUS any of: less then 37 weeks gestation, intrapartum fever, rupture of membranes for 18 or more hours
Preventing neonatal group B strep infection - prophylaxis
1st line treatment: penicillin
when to test toxo in pregnancy
not indicated
only in symptoms (fever, nodes, malaise)
syphilis in pregnancy but penicillin allergy - next step
desensitisation
treatment of vaginosis in pregnancy
metronidazole
HCV in pregnancy - complications
- gestational DM
- Cholestasis of pregnancy
- preterm delivery
HCV - maternal management
- Ribavirin is teratogenic (avoid)
- no indication for barrier protection in serodiscordant, nonogamous couples
- HAV + HBV vaccination
HCV in pregnancy - prevention of vertical transmission
- vertical transmission strongly associated with maternal viral load (+ HIV coinfection)
- C- section is not protective
- Scalp electrodes should be avoideed
- Sbreastfeeding should be encouraged unless maternal blood present
treatment of chronic HCV in non pregnant
inf-a and ribavirin
HIV management during pregnancy - anterpartum
- HIV RNA viral load at initial visit, every 2-4 wks after initiation or change of therapy, monthly until undetectable, then every 3 months
- CD4 every 3-6 months
- Resistance testing if not previously performed
- ART initiation NOW
- avoid amniocentesis unless viral load less than 1000
HIV management during pregnancy - intrapartum
- avoid artificial rupture of membranes, fetal scalp electrode, operative vaginal delivery
- viral load less than 1000: ART + vaginal delivery
- viral load more than 1000: ART + zidovudine + c-section
HIV management during pregnancy - postpartum
mother: continue ART
infant: maternal viral load less than 1000: zidovudine
more than 1000: multi-drug ART
RF for neonatal HSV infection
- 1y maternal infection
- longer duration of rupture of membranes
- vaginal delivery with active lesions
- impaired skin barrier (eg. fetal scapl electrode)
- preterm birth
HSV - vaginal delivery?
only if no active genital lesions at the time of delivery
- and receive prophylacticly antivirals from the 36 wk
check HCV during pregnancy?
only for patients with RF (HIV +, IV drug use)
contraindicated vaccines during pregnancy
- HPV
- MMR
- live attenuated infl
- VARICELLA
recommended vaccines during pregnancy
- Tdap
- inactivated inf
- Rho (D) immunogl
Vaccines during pregnancy - for high risk patients
- HBV
- HAV
- Pneumococcus
- H. infl
- Meningococ
- Varicella zoster immunogl
All pregnant should receive screening for
- HIV
- HBV
- Chlamydia
- syphilis