[Nosocomial obstetric infections: Yesterday, today, tomorrow]. / Bol'nichnye akusherskie infektsii: vchera, segodnia, zavtra.

Antibiotic resistance of microorganisms is one of the most acute problems of modern obstetrics. The paper analyzes current antibiotic resistance. It considers the mechanisms of its formation and ways to overcome the resistance.

[Spread of nosocomial infection in obstetric hospitals].

The paper highlights the topical problems of nosocomial infection in the practice of obstetrics and perinatology. It systematizes procedures for controlling the occurrence of nosocomial infection and preventing its spread, such as identification of risk groups and risk factors and prerequisites for complications of epidemiological surveillance, as well as specific diagnosis in pregnant women. Group B streptococcus, one of the major pathogens of nosocomial infection, is described.