Infection and labor. V. Prevalence, microbiology, and clinical significance of intraamniotic infection in women with preterm labor and intact membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 817-824

  Romero, Roberto ^a   Sirtori, Marina ^a   Oyarzun, Enrique ^a   Avila, Cecilia ^a   Mazor, Moshe ^a   Callahan, Robert ^a   Sabo, Virginia ^a   Athanassiadis, Apostolos P ^a   Hobbins, John C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amniotic fluid; Gram stain; intraamniotic infection; limulus amebocyte lysate; lipopolysaccharide; prematurity; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

AMNION FLUID; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION; APGAR SCORE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFECTION; LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 0024449534     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90409-2     Document Type: Article

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