Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Today's obstetrician-gynecologist finds himself uncommonly concerned with chorioamnionitis, puerperal sepsis, postoperative febrile morbidity, the venereal diseases, "prophylactic" antibiotic therapy, anaerobic infections, and the like. There is, to my knowledge, no more current, readily available, or comprehensive reference work than this excellent text by Monif and 15 contributors. The text is divided into four sections; of these, section II ("Organisms") is concerned in the main with viral, bacterial, protozoal, fungal, and spirochetal infections. Every chapter is current, timely, informative, and useful to the clinician. This section comprises one half the text and is sufficiently strong to stand alone. In contrast, section I ("General Considerations") could easily have been omitted. Or it might have been replaced by a chapter, such as chapter 23 of section IV ("Problem Areas: Gynecological"), which is written by Bill Ledger and is entitled "Anaerobic Infection." Dr. Ledger addresses the problem immediately in this chapter, describing the huge