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Review
. 2023 Oct-Dec;46(4):417-425.
doi: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000477.

Infectious Diseases Specific to Women

Tariq M Jaber  1 , Salman Bangash, Adriana Betancourth Alvarenga, Justine Sicari, Tiffany DuMont, Khalid Malik, Nitin Bhanot
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Review

Infectious Diseases Specific to Women

Tariq M Jaber et al. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2023 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Female patients are at a greater risk for infections such as urinary tract infections and mastitis, as well as complications from abortions/miscarriages, and sexually transmitted infections. This review highlights risk factors, pathogenesis, complications, diagnostic, and treatment modalities associated with the following infections: mastitis, sexually transmitted diseases, postpartum/abortion-related infections, and urinary tract infections.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interests or sources of funding.

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