Vaginal microbiome during pregnancy and management

Postgraduate Thesis uoadl:2818957 406 Read counter

Unit:
ΠΜΣ Παθολογία της Κύησης
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2018-11-08
Year:
2018
Author:
Koutsoulis Dimitrios
Supervisors info:
Ν. Παπαντωνίου, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Δ. Κασσάνος, Ομότιμος Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Χ. Χρέλιας, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Μικροβίωμα κόλπου κατά τη διάρκεια της κύησης και αντιμετώπιση
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Vaginal microbiome during pregnancy and management
Summary:
Introduction: The first chapter of the thesis starts with a brief description of the anatomy of the human microbiome, the composition and the classification of it and refers the factors that affect all of which. The second chapter has a brief analysis of the infections caused by bacterium, fungus and virus and there is a listing of epidemiological data, clinical symptoms and predisposing factors. Diagnosis and prevention are also given. Furthermore, this chapter analyses the situation during the pregnancy. The third chapter refers in details the procedure of treatment, the therapeutic substances and the way of dealing with every case of them, focusing in the period of pregnancy.
Materials and Methods: The bibliographic material drawn from English and Greek scientific books. Scientific articles were also found by using keywords from various scientific websites.
Results: In this thesis there is a detailed description, diagnosis as well as the impact of the microbiome in pregnancy, pregnancy to the disease and the treatment and precaution of each individual infection. Many pregnant women don't realise early that they are infected. Therefore in order to avoid complications during pregnancy and childbirth, prenatal testing and the description of the transmission paths from the mother to the baby with emphasis in some infections can pass to the baby through the placenta or be transmitted during labor and delivery or when water breaks. Newborn infections can be very serious (even life threatening), and some may lead to long-term irreversible health and developmental problems. Some STDs raise the risk of miscarriage, preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), preterm birth, uterine infection, and stillbirth. he pattern of childbirth is considered necessary. Infections from Mycoplasma Hominis, Ureoplasma Urealyticum and Chlamydia Trachomatis are very common in the genital system of women and they are related with high rates of miscarriage, premature birth, low fertility, even if mortality.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Echerichia coli, Ureoplasma, Mycoplasma, Candida, Vagina, Panarkadiko Nosokomeio, Tripoli
Index:
No
Number of index pages:
0
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
158
Number of pages:
109
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