[Dietary fats and cardiovascular health].

Although dietary fat and its role in cardiovascular prevention has been one of the most extensively studied nutritional topics, it continues to be an ever-expanding research area. Particularly thanks to studies on Mediterranean diet, we now know that fat quality is more relevant than the amount of fat we eat in the diet. Thus, saturated and trans fats have been found to increase the risk of atherogenic disease.

The influence of race on the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome after antenatal betamethasone or dexamethasone.

Objective: To compare the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in African American and Caucasian neonates after antenatal betamethasone or dexamethasone.

Study Design: This was a retrospective review of all deliveries occurring at < or = 32 weeks' gestation at Hackensack University Medical Center from 2001 to 2004. Only patients who received a complete course of antenatal steroids were included.

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregestational diabetic pregnancies and the role of group B streptococcus.

We sought to determine if gravidas with pregestational diabetes mellitus (DM) are at increased risk for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) compared with nondiabetic gravidas. This is a retrospective case-control study of 150 pregnant patients with pregestational DM and 294 nondiabetic controls. Rates of ASB and any colony count of group B streptococcus (GBS) bacteriuria were reviewed.

Glutaric aciduria type II and narcolepsy in pregnancy.

Background: Glutaric aciduria type II is a rare disorder affecting the metabolism of fatty acid oxidation and several mitochondrial dehydrogenase enzymes. Narcolepsy and cataplexy is a disorder affecting sleep cycles and rapid eye movement activity. There is little information on outcome or management for either disorder in pregnancy.

Preterm premature rupture of membranes in pregnancies complicated by human immunodeficiency virus infection: a single center's five-year experience.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe one center's five-year experience of the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive gravidas with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) not in labor at
Methods: This is a retrospective chart review of all HIV positive gravidas with PPROM at
Results: We identified 228 HIV positive gravidas of whom 19 had PPROM at View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Duration of antimicrobial prophylaxis for group B streptococcus in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes who are not in labor.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the duration of the time that is needed to eradicate group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study was performed of pregnant women with PPROM from January 1, 2000, through December 31, 2005. Vaginal/rectal cultures were performed on admission and repeated daily.

An unusual case of urinary tract infection in a pregnant woman with Photobacterium damsela.

We describe a case of a urinary tract infection with an unusual pathogen, Photobacterium damsela, in a pregnant female. This pathogen has been described as having a virulent life threatening nature, so a detailed history and prompt treatment is needed.

Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis: diagnosis and management.

Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis (SPT) was initially diagnosed and described in the late 1800's. The entity had a high incidence and mortality during this period of time, and a surgical therapeutic approach was the treatment of choice. Since then, the diagnosis, incidence, and management of the entity evolved.

Ovulatory status and follicular response predict success of clomiphene citrate-intrauterine insemination.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that anovulatory women would have good pregnancy rates (PRs), regardless of single or multiple follicular development, in response to clomiphene citrate (CC), whereas ovulatory women would have good PRs only when achieving multifollicular responses to CC.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: University-based infertility center.

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma in pregnancy: case report and review of the literature.

Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma is a rare tumor. Most cases that have been described involve lymph nodes in young adults, but have not been reported in pregnancy. We describe the case of a 20-year-old woman with a FDC sarcoma diagnosed during pregnancy that initially presented as a painful mass in the right axilla.

Management of missed abortion in a patient with congenital uterine anomalies.

Uterine anomalies are rare entities, vary from 0.1 to 4%, and are related to an increase risk of obstetrical complications. We report a case of a uterine anomaly, diagnosed during the management of a patient who presented with a missed abortion.

Malaria in pregnancy.

Recently, there has been a resurgence of malaria in densely populated areas of the United States secondary to human migration from endemic areas where factors such as cessation of vector control, vector resistance to insecticides, disease resistance to drugs, environmental changes, political instability, and indifference, have played a role for malaria becoming an overwhelming infection of these tropical underdeveloped countries. It is important for health care providers of gravida to be alert of the disease and its effects on pregnancy.