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Ninety percent of perinatal infections can be prevented by postexposure prophylaxis given within 12 hours of birth. Tragically, many babies are exposed to HBV at birth but do not receive appropriate postexposure prophylaxis.
Chlamydia trachomatis (trachoma, perinatal infections, lymphogranuloma venereum, and other genital infections). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed.
Solvent exposure in parents and perinatal infections have a weak association with LCH, but there is no increase in cases after viral epidemics.[10] An increased frequency of family members with thyroid disease has been reported.[11]
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Description Perinatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby either while the baby is still in the uterus, during the delivery process, or shortly after birth. Maternal infection can, in...
Common perinatal infections include those with group B streptococci, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and herpes simplex virus; these organisms can cause bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, or sepsis.
 See also: Perinatal infection, Infections, Symptom, Prevention, Bacterial
  
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