The frequency and clinical significance of intra-amniotic inflammation in patients with a positive cervical fetal fibronectin

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1137-1142

  Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Moon, Jeong Bin ^a,b   Oh, Soo Young ^a,b   Han, Soo Yeon ^a,b   Kim, Ju Cheol ^a,b   Shim, Soon Sup ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cervical fluid; Fetal fibronectin; Intra amniotic infection; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FIBRONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNIONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0035192427     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.118162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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