Contents Clinical microbiology and use of the microbiology lab in infectious diseases of the female genital tract -- Special organisms -- Group B streptococci -- Genital mycoplasmas -- Chlamydial infections -- Herpes simplex virus infection -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Mixed anaerobic-aerobic pelvic infection and pelvic abscess -- Hepatitis infection -- Gynecologic and obstetric infections -- Toxic shock syndrome -- Infectious vulvovaginitis -- Postabortion infection, bacteremia, and septic shock -- Pelvic inflammatory disease -- Urinary tract infection -- Perinatal infections -- Premature rupture of the membranes -- Intraamniotic infection -- Subclinical infection as a cause of premature labor -- Postpartum infection -- Wound and episiotomy infection -- Parasitic disease in pregnancy -- Antibiotics/antivirals -- Antimicrobial agents -- Immunization.