Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Flashcards

1
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Common sequela of maternal-fetal infections

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  • Premature Delivery
  • CNS abnormalities
  • Anemia
  • Jaundice
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
  • Growth restriction
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Congenital toxoplasmosis syndrome

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  • Triad: Hydrocephalus, Intracranial calcifications, Chorioretinitis
  • Ring-enhancing lesions on MRI
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3
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Toxoplasmosis diagnosis

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Not routine; Serologic testing

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4
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Toxoplasmosis treatment

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Pyrimethamine + sulfadiazine

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5
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Toxoplasmosis prevention

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Avoid exposure to cat feces or uncooked meat during pregnancy; spiramycin prophylaxis for the third trimester

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6
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Congenital rubella syndrome

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  • Purpuric “blueberry muffin” rash
  • Cataracts, congenital glaucoma
  • Mental retardation, microcephaly
  • Hearing loss (most common single defect)
  • PDA
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7
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Rubella diagnosis

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Serologic testing

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8
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Rubella prevention

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Immunize before pregnancy; vaccinate the mother after delivery if serologic titers remain ⊝

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9
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Congenital CMV syndrome

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  • Chorioretinitis
  • Periventricular calcifications
  • Microcephaly; Mental and motor retardation
  • Hemolytic anemia
  • Sensorineural deficits (e.g. hearing loss)
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10
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CMV diagnosis

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Not routine: Urine culture, PCR of amniotic fluid

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11
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CMV treatment

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Postpartum gangciclovir

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12
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HSV newborn symptoms

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Skin, eye, and mouth infections
Life-threatening CNS/systemic
infection

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13
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HSV diagnosis

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Not routine; Serologic testing

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14
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HSV treatment

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Acyclovir

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15
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HSV prevention

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Perform a C-section if lesions are present at delivery

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16
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HIV diagnosis

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ELISA, Western blot

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17
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HIV treatment

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HAART

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18
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HIV prevention

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AZT or nevirapine in pregnant women with HIV; perform elective C-section if viral load is > 1000
Treat infants with prophylactic AZT; avoid breastfeeding

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19
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Syphilis fetal symptoms

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  • Maculopapular skin rash
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Hepatomegaly
  • “Snuffles”: mucopurulent rhinitis
  • Osteitis
  • Late congenital syphilis:
    • Saber shins
    • Saddle nose, frontal bossing, short maxilla, high palatal arch
    • CNS involvement
    • Hutchinson triad: peg-shaped central incisors, deafness, interstitial keratitis
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20
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Syphilis diagnosis

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Dark-field microscopy, VDRL/RPR, FTA-ABS/MHA-TP

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21
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Syphilis treatment

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Penicillin (if allergic, should desensitize and give penicillin)

22
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Syphilis prevention

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Penicillin in pregnant women who test ⊕

23
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Infections more common in pregnancy and puerperium

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Pyelonephritis, endomyometritis, mastitis, toxic shock syndrome

24
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Infections whose complications increase during pregnancy

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UTIs, bacterial vaginosis, surgical wounds

25
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ABS/UTI complications in pregnancy

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Preterm birth, low-birth-weight infants; bacteremia, sepsis, adult ARDS for mother

26
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Weeks of gestation in which routine urine culture is used to screen ASB

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12-16 weeks (1st trimester)

27
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Acute cystitis syndrome

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Urgency, frequency, dysuria and suprapubic discomfort

28
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First line antibiotics in ASB/UTIs in pregnancy

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Penicillins or cephalosporins

29
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Treatment when patient has dysuria or bladder pain

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Phenazopyridine

30
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BV complications in pregnancy

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Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), preterm delivery, puerperal infections (chorioamnionitis and endometritis)

31
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Amsel criteria (3 out of 4)

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1) vaginal discharge
2) whiff test (10% KOH) positive
3) ph > 4.5
4) clue cells > 20%

32
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BV treatment in pregnancy

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Oral metronidazole (or clindamycin) for 1 wk

33
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Weeks of gestation in which routine vagina/rectal swab culture is performed to screen for GBS

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35-37 weeks

34
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GBS prophylaxis in pregnancy

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IV penicillin G (or ampicillin) at time of labor or ROM

35
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GBS complications in pregnancy

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Neonatal sepsis; UTIs, PROM, chorioamnionitis and endomyometritis

36
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Chorioamnionitis complications in pregnancy on neonate

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Neonatal respiratory distress, pneumonia, meningitis, periventricular leukomalacia, cerebral palsy

37
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Chorioamnionitis complications in pregnancy on mother

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Uterine atony, postpartum hemorrhage, need for cesarean, endomyometritis, septic shock

38
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Diagnosis of Triple I

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High index of suspicion, fever >39°C or 102.2°F (oral temp) + another sign (↑ WBC [>15k/mL], purulent fluid, fetal tachycardia [>160 bpm]) or ⊕ amniocentesis culture

39
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Treatment of chorioamnionitis

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IV antibiotics (2/3rd gen cephalosporins or amp/genta) and delivery of fetus

40
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Varicella syndrome (transplacental in first trimester)

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  • Skin scarring and limb hypoplasia
  • Chorioretinitis
  • Microcephaly (cerebral cortical atrophy)
  • Hydronephrosis
41
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Neonatal varicella infection (acquired during labor) treatment

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VZIG for passive immunity

42
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Influenza vaccine

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Given at any gestational age

43
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Parvovirus B19 complications in fetus

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Nonimmune hydrops (due to aplastic anemia), fetal death (abortion)

44
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Parvovirus B19 infection in newborn

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Erythema infectiosum or fifth disease

45
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Most common cause of perinatal infection

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CMV

46
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Most common cause of congenital hearing loss

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CMV

47
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Most common cause of chorioamnionitis

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GBS

48
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GBS prophylaxis in pregnancy does not prevent

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Late-onset (1wk - 3m) disease, usually meningitis

49
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Most common cause of ophthalmia neonatorum

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Chlamydia trachomatis

50
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Hepatitis B prevention

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Vaccine to mother during pregnancy; HBIG and vaccine to infant upon delivery

51
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Neonatal HPV infection

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Juvenile-onset respiratory laryngeal papillomatosis (due to HPV-6 and 11)

52
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Infections associated with preterm delivery

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Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis, BV