Presentation
The present study reveals a high rate of acquiring filarial infection by the children born to infected mother than uninfected mothers even though Mf rate has come down to < 1% after implementation of ten rounds of MDA. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
While our report (1999) was in press, a US report from Alabama (1999) 5 was published in the present journal with the same signification. [pediatrics.aappublications.org]
Entire Body System
- Inflammation
The effect of membrane inflammation was also assessed. [nature.com]
However, inflammation may have negative side effects; chronic and excessive inflammation can lead to cellular damage. To regulate inflammation, the body produces cytokines. [cerebralpalsy.org]
[…] that markers of maternal and feto-placental infection were associated with risks of both early (diagnosed at a median age of 7 d) and late (median age = 21 d) EL in a multi-center cohort of 1078 infants or =1 after membrane rupture and who had membrane inflammation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
There, rather than triggering inflammation and cell death, within hours the bacterial cell wall had switched on expression of the protein FoxG1. FoxG1 is a transcription factor that drives neural proliferation. [stjude.org]
In addition, the damage of infection is due, to a large extent, to the inflammation that accompanies infection. Breastmilk contains several factors that decrease the inflammation of infection. [infactcanada.ca]
- Underweight
If left untreated, UTI’s can affect the fetus by: Causing an early labor Causing the baby to be underweight Chicken Pox Chicken pox is a relatively rare infection that Americans contract because there is a vaccine available for it. [prslaw.com]
[…] index (BMI, calculated as weight (kg)/[height (m)] 2 by recorded maternal height and weight at delivery), was categorized according to the National Institutes of Health and World Health Organization obesity classifications 7,8 : BMI less than 25 as underweight [journals.lww.com]
Respiratoric
- Pneumonia
Maternal HIV infection was associated with a reduction in IgG antibody transfer to S pneumoniae to 79%; raised maternal total serum IgG titres were correlated with S pneumoniae and measles IgG antibody transfer reduction to 86% and 87%, respectively. [fn.bmj.com]
There were no associations between preeclampsia and presence of antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, and cytomegalovirus, treated and nontreated HIV infection, and malaria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2010; 29(04): 468-77. 21. Chrisoulidou A, Goulis D, Iliadou P, Dave J, Bili H, Simms C et al. [revistas.fucsalud.edu.co]
Pneumonia which occurs later in pregnancy is more often rapidly fatal than pneumonia occurring early in pregnancy. Influenza may be more severe in pregnant women. [glowm.com]
Gastrointestinal
- Nausea
Symptoms of a peptic ulcer from H. pylori include: dull or burning stomach pain (especially when you have an empty stomach) bloating nausea unexplained weight loss vomiting burping poor appetite While rare, stomach cancer is also an increased risk for [healthline.com]
"All of these viruses can cause an acute disease with symptoms lasting several weeks including yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice); dark urine; extreme fatigue; nausea; vomiting and abdominal pain. [embryology.med.unsw.edu.au]
Those of acute pyelonephritis are: Pyrexia Rigors Flank pain Nausea and vomiting Headache Frequency and dysuria Consequences UTI increases the risk of pyelonephritis and may increase the incidence of premature labour and low birth weight. [patient.info]
Associated with the pregnancy itself are many symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, vague myalgias, and the physiologic leukocytosis of pregnancy. A number of viral infections may cause similar symptoms and are likely to be ignored. [glowm.com]
- Vomiting
A 3-month-old female baby presented with fever, jaundice, vomiting and stopping breast-feeding. Physical examination revealed mild respiratory distress, hepatosplenomegaly, microcephaly and growth retardation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
You should also get medical attention right away if you experience: trouble swallowing anemia blood in the stool black-colored feces or vomit It’s still not known exactly how H. pylori infections spread. [healthline.com]
"All of these viruses can cause an acute disease with symptoms lasting several weeks including yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice); dark urine; extreme fatigue; nausea; vomiting and abdominal pain. [embryology.med.unsw.edu.au]
Those of acute pyelonephritis are: Pyrexia Rigors Flank pain Nausea and vomiting Headache Frequency and dysuria Consequences UTI increases the risk of pyelonephritis and may increase the incidence of premature labour and low birth weight. [patient.info]
- Diarrhea
Diarrhea presumed to be of infectious origin is an indication for isolation, as are staphylococcal and several viral infections in the newborn. [glowm.com]
Cardiovascular
- Hypertension
To distinguish cases of pre-eclampsia from women with essential or secondary hypertension which became clinically apparent during pregnancy, we excluded women with no evidence of high blood pressure until pregnancy but whose hypertension did not resolve [journals.plos.org]
After adjusting for maternal age, pre-gestational hypertension, diabetes, renal disease and multifetal gestation, the odds of pre-eclampsia were increased in women prescribed antibiotic drugs (adjusted odds ratio 1.28;1.14-1.44) and in women with urinary [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Hypertension. 2008; 51(5), 1295-99. 20. Xie F, Hu Y, Magee L, Money D, Patrick D, Brunham R, et al. Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2010; 29(04): 468-77. 21. [revistas.fucsalud.edu.co]
Neurologic
- Meningism
Such infections can lead to dangerous meningitis or respiratory problems in the baby and to deadly infection in the mother. [malpracticeohio.com]
Hepatitis Influenza Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus – This rodent-borne viral infectious disease presents itself as a brain infection, often mimicking meningitis and encephalitis. [thecplawyer.com]
This is very dangerous for the fetus since it can cause blood infection and meningitis. Although this type of infection is relatively rare, it should be promptly treated. [prslaw.com]
This exposure can cause neonatal sepsis and meningitis. Chicken pox and shingles: The varicella-zoster virus causes both chicken pox and shingles. [fronzutolaw.com]
These include sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis. When left untreated, such infections can cause birth defects in the baby, including hearing or vision loss, learning disabilities, and chronic mental impairments. [healthline.com]
- Confusion
However, the WHO felt this could be confusing and is now advocating that sepsis during pregnancy or after delivery be called maternal sepsis. [sepsis.org]
However, even if you do not have this condition, you could might still display some signs and symptoms that might be confused with schizophrenia. [schizophreniaforum.org]
Workup
Microbiology
- Helicobacter Pylori
There were no associations between preeclampsia and presence of antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, and cytomegalovirus, treated and nontreated HIV infection, and malaria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
correlation with Helicobacter pylori seropositivity. Cell Biochemistry and Function 26: 817–819 View Article Google Scholar 14. [journals.plos.org]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria
It depolymerizes the peptidoglycan of the cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria, but its activity is not strictly limited to Gram-positive bacteria. [glowm.com]
Treatment
Author information 1 State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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Prognosis
BACKGROUND: Scarce data exist about screening, diagnosis and prognosis of non-primary Cytomegalovirus (CMV) during pregnancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Etiology
“This provides an important etiologic clue as to the origins of autism.” The link holds up regardless of whether the infection was bacterial, viral or caused by other or unknown pathogens. [spectrumnews.org]
[…] due to the underlying etiology. [icd10data.com]
The present study adds to the growing body of evidence, encompassing both animal and human studies, that supports possible immune-mediated mechanisms underlying the etiology of ASD. [journals.elsevier.com]
Exhaustive TORCH Pathogen Diagnostics Corroborate Zika Virus Etiology of Congenital Malformations in Northeastern Brazil. mSphere, 3,. [embryology.med.unsw.edu.au]
Many of the etiologic agents can be cultured from suitable specimens under proper conditions. [glowm.com]
Epidemiology
Prospective epidemiological studies indicate that maternal influenza, toxoplasmosis, and genital/reproductive infection are associated with this disorder in offspring. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
And epidemiological studies have found a link between altered levels of immune molecules in pregnant women and autism in their children 4, 5. [spectrumnews.org]
Pathophysiology
Preeclampsia: pathophysiology, management, and maternal and fetal Sequelae. Neoreviews. 2013;14: 4-12 11. Von Dadelszen P, Magee L, Krajden M, Alasaly K, Popovska V, Devarakonda R, Money D, et al. [revistas.fucsalud.edu.co]
Mechanisms of disease: glucocorticoids, their placental metabolism and fetal ‘programming’ of adult pathophysiology. Nature Clinical Practice. Endocrinology and Metabolism 3, 479 – 488. [cambridge.org]
Asian flu pandemic reported a mortality rate of approximately 50% among infected pregnant women. [21] During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, pregnant women accounted for 5% of all deaths and were more likely to be hospitalized than the general population. [22] Pathophysiology [emedicine.medscape.com]
Br Med J 314 : 404–408 8 Gomez R, Ghezzi F, Romero R, Munoz H, Tolosa J, Rojas I 1995 Premature labor and intra-amniotic infection: clinical aspects and role of the cytokines in diagnosis and pathophysiology. [nature.com]
Prevention
Background: The design of diagnostic and preventive strategies have been prevented by gaps in knowledge of the epidemiology of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) with the type of maternal infection as well as the lack of large-scale neonatal screening [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Prevention is better than cure 99% of deaths from puerperal sepsis in low and middle income countries are preventable with simple, low cost solutions such as healthcare provider hand washing at the time of delivery. [abdn.ac.uk]