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Infections in Pregnancy
Dr.Tetty Aman Nasution,MMedSc
Departemen MikrobiologiF !S! Medan
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Infections in Pregnancy
"tiology #
$acteria
%irus
Fungi
&isk #
Mot'er Neonatus
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&eproducti(e tract infections #
A. %aginitis ) $acterial %aginosis *$%+
$. Disc'arge as maor manifestation #- onorr'oeae
- /'lamydia
- N! *Non onococcal
!ret'ritis+/. enital ulcer as maor manifestation #
- Syp'ilis
- /'ancroid
D. roup $ Streptococcus 0coloni1ation23t'er infections # Tetanus Mycobacterium tuberculosis
"rysipelas
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Vaginitis
An inflammation of t'e (agina,
most commonly caused by /andida
albicans.
%ul(o(aginal candidiasis nearly
al4ays an opportunistic infection.
5omen 4it' 6I% infection
e7perience fre8uently recurring
yeast infection
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Bacterial vaginosis
ardnerella is associated 4it' (aginosis t'at'as a disc'arge but no inflammation in t'e(agina.
%aginosis could lead to complications suc'as PID *Pel(ic inflammatory disease+
PMNs generally absent from e7udateMostly in 4omen 9:-;: years old/linical manifestation#
– decreased 6939 -producing Lactobacilli – increase of ot'er (aginal bacteria *esp.
anaerobes+< ram negati(e coccobacilliand cur(ed rods ad'ering to epit'elialcells *clue cells+
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Bacterial vaginosis
"tiology#Gardnerella vaginalis - small, non-motile,
gram negati(e=(ariable facultati(eanaerobic coccobacilli present in most
'ealt'y 4omenMobiluncus sp. - t'in, cur(ed, gram
negati(e anaerobic bacilli< recentlydemonstrated to be t'e c'ief cause *not
normal flora+Trichomonas vaginalis - parasite >east=fungi - mostly Candida sppMycoplasma hominis and !reaplasma,
etc .
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Bacterial vaginosis
Diagnosis criteria#
4atery, gray disc'arge - no PMNs
(aginal p6 ?.@ *normal ;.B-?.9+
positi(e amine *fis'+ odor 4it' C:
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presence of 0clue cells2 - epit'elial
cells co(ered by Gardnerella like
organisms spreading past cell
boundries
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Neissseria GonorrhoeaMorp'ology and structure #
ram negati(e cocci Ekidney bean s'ape, appearin pairs, flattened opposing sides
&eadily p'agocytosed by polymorp'onuclearcell*PMN+
&apidly killed by drying, sun lig't, moist 'eat and
many disinfectantsSi1e (aries :.G - C.@ Hm depending on
species, source of isolates and age ofculture.
/ell 4all - typical of gram negati(e bacteria
- peptidoglycan backbone, endoto7icJPS comple7 and outer membraneprotein
/apsule and pili - may be demonstrated
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Neissseria Gonorrhoea
ro4 4ell on c'ocolate agar
- speciali1ed medium *enric'ed+
- &e8uire /39 supplement
- ?B 'ours incubation - 4ell de(eloped
- /olony smoot', non pigmented
smaller t'an ot'er spp
Produce autolytic en1yme- s4elling and lysis at 9@o/ and atalkaline p6
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Gonorrhoea
Symptoms - may be mild or absent
- 9 - K days after e7posure
Men # Primary site - uret'ra
Purulent uret'ral disc'arge and dysuriaJocal e7tension - epididymitis
Prostatitis
5omen # Primary site - endocer(i7
Increase (aginal disc'arge!rinary fre8uency, dysuria
Abdominal pain
Menstrual abnormalities
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GonorrhoeaTransmissions# • se7ual contact • Non se7ual transmission - e7tremely rareDifficult to control#
- c'anged se7ual modes and practices
- lack of effecti(e means to detectasymptomatic case
- increase antibiotic resistance- lack of appreciation of t'e importance of t'edisease
- asymptomatic reser(oir - @: infected4omen
- @ infected male
!ntreated symptomatic case 4ill becomeasymptomatic but infectious
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Gonorrhoea
3t'er locali1ed infections
&ectal gonorr'oea - rectal intercourse- infected (aginal secretion
- enerally asymptomatic
- May cause tenesmus, disc'arge or rectal bleeding
P'aryngeal gonor'oea
- Asymptomatic *maority+
- Soret'roat and cer(ical adenitis
- 3ro-genital se7
$art'olin abscess - Infection of bart'olin gland
- In 4omen/onuncti(itis - Se(ere, acute purulent
- Any age including neonates
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Gonorrhoea
Pel(ic Inflamatory Disease
Infection spread to#
Fallopian tube salpingitis
Pel(ic ca(ity pel(ic peritonitis andabscess
Fe(er,
Jo4er abdominal pain and rectaltenderness
Jeukocytosis
/omplication - ectopic pregnancy
- infertility.
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GonorrhoeaSpecimens#
Pus and secretion from appropriate site
uret'ra, cer(i7, rectum, conuncti(a, t'roat,syno(ial
C. ram smear
Direct smear of specimen from
genital siteMultiple gram negati(e diplococci
Ebeen s'apedL
Intra or e7tracellularly
Male # @ sensiti(e and
specificFemale # @: - K: sensiti(e and @
specific
Positi(e uret'ral smear and conuncti(aare diagnostic
3t'ers need culture confirmation
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Gonorrhoea/ulture
Fragile organism, often mi7ed 4it' normalflora
Protect specimen from ad(erseen(ironmental effect
/ulture on appropriate enric'ed selecti(e
media*Modified T'ayer-Martin medium+
Direct streaking at t'e bed side
3r transport to t'e lab *O? 'ours+ in suitabletransport medium
Specify t'e re8uest for culture
Incubated at ;Ko/ containing @ /39 for 9?-?B 'ours
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Chlamydia
@-K reproducti(e population
Pre-term labour, PP&3M,
/'orioamniionitis, "ndometritis
/onuncti(itis *CB-@:+, Pneumonia
*CB+
Most are asymptomatic
Screening needed
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Chlamydia
5omen – Intermenstrual or postcoital bleeding
– Jo4er abdominal pain
– Fe(er *in PID+
– No symptoms in B:Men
– !nilateral pain and s4elling of t'e scrotum
– Fe(er
– Asymptomatic in @:Neonates
– Inected conuncti(ae
– Mucopurulent disc'arge from eyes
– $ilateral in(ol(ement of t'e eyes
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ChlamydiaP'ysical#
Men may 'a(e any, all, or none of t'e follo4ing#
– Mucopurulent uret'ral disc'arge
– !nilateral epididymal tenderness and s4elling
– Mucopurulent rectal disc'arge *from analintercourse+
5omen may 'a(e any, all, or none of t'e follo4ing# – Mucopurulent cer(ical or (aginal disc'arge
– /er(ical motion tenderness
– Adne7al tenderness
– Jo4er abdominal tenderness – !pper rig't 8uadrant abdominal tenderness *Fit1-
6ug' and /urtis syndrome+
– Mucopurulent rectal disc'arge *from analintercourse+
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Chlamydia
Neonates - $ilateral purulent
conuncti(itis
Jymp'ogranuloma (enereum
– Jocali1ed inguinal adenopat'y orbuboes
– enital ulceration
– roo(e sign - Separation of inguinaland femoral lymp' nodes by t'e
inguinal ligament *C@-9: of patients)
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Chlamydia
Diagnosa Jab#
/'lamydia membentuk sitoplasmikinklusi 'anya dpt dili'at dgnpe4arnaan k'usus spt pe4arnaaniemsa atau denganimmunofluorescence
Pe4arnaan ram tidak dapat dili'at
Qika dalam cairan e7udat, bakteri dlm selepitel diidentifikasi dengan pe4arnaanFluorescent Antibody atau DNA probeassay
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Chlamydia
Diagnosa Jab#
Antigen /'lamydia di dalame7udat=cairan tubu' atau urine dapatdideteksi dengan "JISA
DNA dari /'lamydia dalam e7udat=cairantubu' atau urine dapat dideteksi denganP/& *Polymerase /'ain &eaction+
ultur /'lamydia suda' arangdilakukan untuk mendeteksi bakteri ini
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Chlamydia
Diagnosa Jab #
Qika kultur, dilakukan kultur sel denganpenamba'an cyclo'e7imide *in'ibitorprotein sintesis pd sel 'ost tp tdk padac'lamydia replikasi+
C trachomatis membentuk inklusimengandung glikogen dpt dili'at dgn
pe4arnaan Iodine."7udat dr mata, sal.nafas atausal.genital kultur positif pada @:kasus
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Non Gonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
Mycoplasma hominis and !reaplasmaurealyticum
– $acteria 4it'out cell 4alls, fried eggcolonies slo4 gro4ers on
fat=c'olesterol enric'ed media – Post abortion fe(er, post- partum
sepsis and neonatalsepsis,pneumonia and meningitis
!reaplasma urealyticum – Also assoc 4it' c'orioamnionitis, lo4
birt' 4eig't, and nongonococcaluret'ritis in men
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Group B Streptococci
“colonization”
9@ 4omen are carriers
@: of babies born 4ill be
coloni1ed
C-9 4ill 'a(e rp $ Strep
infection
C#C::: babies
Pneumonia *early+, Meninigitis
*Jate+
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Female genital tract normal
floraLactobacilli
– ram positi(e rod in large numbers indicatea 'ealt'y (agina
– Produce lactic acid 4'ic' 'elps maintain p6
needed for t'eir sur(i(al – May play a role in protecting 4omen from
gonococcal infections
roup $ beta'emolytic "treptococcus
agalactiae coloni1ation – May be transmitted to neonate
– /an cause systemic disease
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Group B Streptococci
"pidemiology#
/oloni1es t'e genital tract< risk groupsinclude#
– Infants# /oloni1ation during deli(erymay results in in(asi(e disease
– Pregnant and post-partum 4omen
– Non-pregnant adults
• "lderly• Indi(iduals 4it' c'ronic underlying
disease
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Group B Streptococci
/linical Presentation#
Neonates – Sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, cellulitis,
osteomyelitis, septic art'ritis
Pregnant and post-partum 4omen – Mild !TI, sepsis< less commonly
osteomyelitis, endocarditis, meningitis
Non-pregnant adults – $acteremia, skin or soft tissue infections
pneumonia urosepsis endocarditis peritonitis meningitis empyema
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Mother to Infant GBS
Transmission
$S coloni1ed mot'er
Non-coloni1edne4born
/oloni1edne4born
Asymptomatic "arly-onset sepsis,pneumonia, meningitis
@: @:
B 9
Neurologic
se8uelae
Deat'
@
C: ;@
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ram Stain /olonies on s'eep
blood agar plate
roup $ beta'emolytic "treptococcus agalactiae
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Syphilis
T#allidum
OC#C::: pregnant 4omen
/an infect trans placenta from C@t'
4eek
Second stage by birt' if not treated
Screening %D&J, &P&
Diagnostic tests TPI, FTA-Abs
6ig' dose PenicillinLs
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Primary Syphilis
During t'e Cst
C:-: days after se7ualencounter 4it' infected person disease
incubates 4it'in body.
Infected area 4ill de(elop a sore also called
a /'ancre or multiple soresT'e sore is 'ig'ly infectious
/'ancre sore 4ill resol(e in ;-B 4eeks if
left untreated
/'ancre sore may not be (isible and
may be painless
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Primary Syphilis
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Secondary Syphilis
Symptoms occur 6-8 weeks after initial
sore disappears and may include:
A ras' on t'e palms of t'e 'ands and
soles of t'e feet lasting 9-G 4eeks6air loss and patc'y areas
rayis'-4'ite sores in t'e mout's and
t'roatSense of not feeling good
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Secondary Syphilis
It can last for ;-G mont's 4it' symptoms
disappearing t'en reappearing
Person infected is still capable of
transmitting t'e diseaseSyp'ilis begins to affect t'e entire body
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Latent SyphilisLatent Syphilis/alled t'e 6iddenStage
$egins4'en t'eSecondary symptoms disappear
T'e bacteriabegins toinfest t'ebone marro4,lymp' glands,(italorgans, and t'e centralner(oussystem
Itmay lastup to amont' ora lifetime
C=; of t'e cases leftuntreated 4ill proceed to tertiarystage
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Tertiary Syphilis
Disease is not infectious at t'is stage
Jesions de(elop on t'e skin, bones, and (ital organs
Patient e7periences lack of coordination, paralysis,gradual blindness, dementia, and (omiting.
ummas or painful tumors may appear on t'e skin
Jate syp'ilis can result in mental illness, blindness,ot'er neurological problems, 'eart disease, and deat'.
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Diagnoses
Syp'ilis is diagnosed in ; 4ays
C+ First recogni1e t'e signs and symptoms of
eac' stage.
9+ $lood samples need to be obtained to testfor syp'ilis antibodies t'at t'e body
produces after t'e infection occurs.
;+ A microscopic e7amination may be
performed of an acti(e lesion to confirmdiagnosis.
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In t'e later stages of syp'ilis, blood or cerebrospinal
fluid for serological tests are necessary for
diagnosis.
Non-specific non-Treponemal tests &P&, %D&J May cross-react resulting in lo4-le(el false positi(e tests
during pregnancy, ot'er infections, drug abuse, connecti(e
tissue disease and aging.
Je(els usually relate to disease acti(ity and are used for
monitoring treatment. After effecti(e treatment of syp'ilis t'ese tests usually
become negati(e but in some people, may retain positi(e at
lo4 le(els
Laboratory Tests
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Laboratory Tests
Specific anti-treponemal antibody tests TP6A,"IA
T'ese detect antibody due to past or present
infection 4it' Treponema pallidum or
anot'er treponema species. T'ey cannot distinguis' bet4een different
types of Treponema infection e7. >a4s
Syp'ilis of t'e duration of t'e infection.
Most people 4it' reacti(e treponemal tests4ill continue to 'a(e reacti(e tests for t'e
remainder of t'eir li(es, regardless of
treatment or disease acti(ity.
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Chancroid
An ulcerati(e disease caused by a
pleomorp'ic gram-negati(e rod
called 6aemop'ilus ducreyi
Transmitted e7clusi(ely t'roug'direct-mainly se7ual-contact
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• Tetanus is an acute,often fatal,diseasecaused by an e7oto7in produced by t'e
bacterium /lostridium tetani
•/an be pre(ented by immuni1ation 4it'
tetanus to7oid.
•/'aracteri1ed by generali1ed rigidity and
con(ulsi(e spasms of skeletal muscles.T'e
muscle stiffness usually in(ol(es t'e a4*locka4+and neck and t'en becomes
generali1ed.
Tetanus
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Courtes ! Google Image on tetanus
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Tetanus
Ctetani is a slender,gram-positi(e,anaerobicrod t'at may de(elop a terminal spore,gi(ing ita drumstick appearance.
T'e organism is sensiti(e to 'eat and cannot
sur(i(e in t'e presence of o7ygen.T'e spores,incontrast,are (ery resistant to 'eat and t'e usualantiseptics.
T'ey can not sur(i(e autocla(ing at 9?.B RF
*C9C R/+for 9: minutes.T'e spores are also relati(ely resistant to
p'enol and ot'er c'emical agents.
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Tetanus
T'e spores are 4idely distributed in soil and in t'e intestines and faeces of'orses,s'eep,cattle,dogs,cats,rats,guinea pigs. Spores may persist for
mont's to years.C tetani produces t4o e7oto7ins,tetanolysin and tetanospasmin. T'efunction of tetanolysin is not kno4n 4it'certainty. Tetanospasmin is a neuroto7in
and causes t'e clinical manifestations oftetanus.
Tetanospasmin estimated 6uman let'aldose 9.@ ng=kg
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•3ccurrence# Tetanus occurs 4orld4ide but is most
fre8uently encountered in densely populated regions in
'ot,damp climates 4it' soil ric' in organic matter.
•&eser(oir#3rganisms are found primarily in t'e soil and
intestinal tracts of animals and 'umans.
•Mode of Transmission#Transmission is primarily by
contaminated 4ounds,Tissue inury* surgery,burns,deep
puncture 4ounds,crus' 4ounds,3titis media ,dental
infection,animal bites, abortion,and pregnancy+.
•/ommunicability
Tetanus is not contagious from person to person.It ist'e only (accine-pre(entable disease t'at is infectious
but not contagious.
Temporal pattern#Peak in 4inter and summer season
Incubation Period# B DA>S * ;-9C DA>S+
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•Maternal tetanus, defined as tetanus occurring duringpregnancy or 4it'in G 4eeks after any type of
pregnancy termination, is one of t'e most easily
pre(entable causes of maternal mortality.
•It includes postpartum or puerperal tetanus*i+ postpartum or puerperal tetanus, usually resulting
from septic procedures during deli(ery,
*ii+ postabortal tetanus, follo4ing septic maneu(ers
during induced abortion
and *iii+ tetanus during pregnancy, generally resulting
from inoculation t'roug' a nongenital portal of entry
Maternal Tetanus
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TETANUS TOXOID
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Tetanus to7oid 4as de(eloped by Descombey inC9?,
Tetanus to7oid immuni1ations 4ere usede7tensi(ely in t'e armed ser(ices during 5orld 5arII.
Tetanus to7oid consists of a formalde'yde-treatedto7in.
T'ere are t4o types of to7oid a(ailable adsorbed*aluminum salt precipitated+to7oid and fluid to7oid.
Alt'oug' t'e rates of serocon(ersion are aboute8ual,t'e adsorbed to7oid is preferred because t'eantito7in response reac'es 'ig'er titers and islonger lasting t'an t'at follo4ing t'e fluid to7oid.
TETANUS TOXOID
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