Microbial Infections During Pregnancy Second Edition

Dear colleagues,

This Special Issue is a continuation of our previous Special Issue, “Microbial Infections during Pregnancy” (https://www.mdpi.com/si/131856).

Microbial infections during pregnancy may go unnoticed or could be accompanied by mild or severe clinical manifestations in the mother, the fetus, or both. Infections may affect the course of pregnancy and fetal development directly or by creating an immune imbalance. Recognition of maternal infection is critical. Fetal anomalies, fetal loss, and other complications associated with infections can be triggered by different mechanisms, which need to be studied. Additionally, emerging, re-emerging, and common infections, which are left unmonitored due to their unnoticeable clinical symptoms, present a challenge. A compilation of systematic studies focused on infections during pregnancy and different aspects associated with infections that may affect the health of the mother and child is required.

This Special Issue of Microorganisms aims to address contributions to this complex field. We invite submissions related to microbial infections during pregnancy (viral, bacterial, chlamydial, fungal, and protozoal), their diagnosis, immunological aspects, and outcomes (which may be normal, may cause fetal anomalies, may be fatal to the mother or child, or may leave other health complications after birth). We invite publications from virologists, bacteriologists, pediatricians, gynecologists/obstetricians, immunologists, and others to share their research experiences and case studies to create multifactorial dialogues, knowledge, and improved understanding.

Dr. Shubhada Bopegamage
Prof. Dr. Pavel Bostik
Dr. Igor Rusnak
Guest Editors

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• microbes
• infection outcome
• pregnancy
• fetus
• diagnostics
• TORCH