ABSTRACT
The range of infections complicating pregnancy includes common infections not unique to pregnant patients but seen with increased frequency in pregnant women such as urinary tract infections (UTIs), infections that have more severe sequelae during pregnancy (hepatitis E virus, influenza, or varicella pneumonia) and infections unique to pregnant women (chorioamnionitis and endometritis). Pregnant women can also have common infections such as pneumonia, cellulitis, and gastroenteritis during pregnancy. These infections are managed as in the nonpregnant patient and are reviewed in other chapters; special attention to antibiotic selection is required.
