TY  - JOUR
T1  - INfectious diseases of the female genital tract
AU  - Gregory KD
Y1  - 2010/10/27
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.1549
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1843
EP  - 1844
VL  - 304
IS  - 16
N2  - 
The current edition has 25 chapters, all easy to read and up to date, with a plethora of visuals. The chapters provide pertinent information about public health at the national, international, and global levels, including disease prevalence as well as health care burden and implications for prevention. Sections on pathophysiology are detailed enough to provide an up-to-date review for the recent medical school graduate but simple enough that even seasoned practitioners who have been away from basic science for some time can understand and refresh their memory and glean new insight into the evolving basic science understanding of some disease processes or treatment modalities. Some chapters are organized with the practitioner in mind and almost emulate the practice bulletins from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in which key clinical questions are asked and answered. Importantly, all sections include a specific portion dealing with pregnancy implications, risk of vertical transmission, and potential treatment (if applicable) during pregnancy.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1549
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1549
ER  -