Amniotic fluid white blood cell count: A rapid and simple test to diagnose microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and predict preterm delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 165, Issue 4 PART 1, 1991, Pages 821-830

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Quintero, Ruben ^a,b   Nores, Jose ^a,b   Avila, Cecilia ^a,b   Mazor, Moshe ^a,b   Hanaoka, Shuichi ^a,b   Hagay, Zion ^a,b   Merchant, Lydia ^a,b   Hobbins, John C ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amniotic fluid; chorioamnionitis; Gram stain; labor; leukocytes; Mycoplasma; Neutrophils; prematurity; preterm labor; tocolysis; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; CHILDBIRTH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMAN; LABOR, PREMATURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROGNOSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026048347     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90423-O     Document Type: Article

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