The significance of interleukin-6 concentrations in cervicovaginal fluid: Its relation to umbilical cord plasma and the influence of antibiotic treatment

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-132

  Matsuda, Yoshio ^a   Kouno, Satoshi ^a   Nakano, Hitoo ^b  

^a Kagoshima City Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cervicovaginal fluid; Interleukin 6; Neonatal infection; Premature rupture of the membranes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0034100301     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2000.017     Document Type: Article

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