Previous Page  3 / 10 Next Page
Information
Show Menu
Previous Page 3 / 10 Next Page
Page Background

Page 17

Notes:

Volume 3

Journal of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

WCGO2019

May 13-14 , 2019

Gynecology and Obstetrics

May 13-14 , 2019 Tokyo, Japan

2

nd

World Congress on

Group A streptococcal infection in obstetrics and gynecology

Arthur Zaltz

University of Toronto, Canada

Lancefield Group A Streptococcus is an important global pathogen with the ability to cause significant disease

and has particular implications in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Five to thirty per cent of the population are

asymptomatic carriers. Invasive Group A Strep infection have become a leading cause of maternal mortality

worldwide. The incidence and virulence have been increasing for the past 30 years.

There are estimated to be over 75,000 deaths from puerperal sepsis annually. The highest death rates are in

Asia, Africa and Latin America. The incidence of infection ranges from 3-10 per 100,000 in North America.

There is a twenty-fold increase risk in the risk of invasive infection in pregnancy and post-partum women.

Most post-partum infections arise in the first 24-48 hours after delivery, often when the mother has been

discharged from hospital. Gynecological invasive disease usually manifests as toxic shock or flesh-eating

disease.

This presentation will discuss Invasive Group A streptococcal infections in obstetrics and gynecology. The

objectives are:

1. To understand the magnitude of Invasive Group A Strep infections in Obstetrics and Gynecology

2. To develop a clinical awareness and approach to early diagnosis of puerperal sepsis

3. To review principles in management for post-partum sepsis

Biography

Dr. Zaltz is obstetrician and gynecologist-in-chief at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. He is also the chief of the Women’s and Babies

Program and is associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Toronto. He has been on staff at Sunnybrook since

1987. He practices general obstetrics and gynecology, and minimally invasive surgery. He is involved in the gynecological management

of women with hereditary breast cancer in conjunction with the breast centre.

arthur.zaltz@sunnybrook.ca

J Reprod Biol Endocrinol, Volume 3