{"title":"Infectious Diseases Specific to Women.","authors":"Tariq M Jaber, Salman Bangash, Adriana Betancourth Alvarenga, Justine Sicari, Tiffany DuMont, Khalid Malik, Nitin Bhanot","doi":"10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000477","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Female patients are at a greater risk for infections such as urinary tract infections and mastitis, as well as complications from abortions/miscarriages, and sexually transmitted infections. This review highlights risk factors, pathogenesis, complications, diagnostic, and treatment modalities associated with the following infections: mastitis, sexually transmitted diseases, postpartum/abortion-related infections, and urinary tract infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":10789,"journal":{"name":"Critical Care Nursing Quarterly","volume":"46 4","pages":"417-425"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Critical Care Nursing Quarterly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000477","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Female patients are at a greater risk for infections such as urinary tract infections and mastitis, as well as complications from abortions/miscarriages, and sexually transmitted infections. This review highlights risk factors, pathogenesis, complications, diagnostic, and treatment modalities associated with the following infections: mastitis, sexually transmitted diseases, postpartum/abortion-related infections, and urinary tract infections.
期刊介绍:
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly (CCNQ) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides current practice-oriented information for the continuing education and improved clinical practice of critical care professionals, including nurses, physicians, and allied health care professionals.