Impaired whole-blood polymorphonuclear leukocyte migration as a possible predictive marker for infections in preterm premature rupture of membranes

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 227-232

  Glasner, Andreas ^a   Egger, Gerd ^b   Winter, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Impaired PMN Function; pPROM Steroids

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; PIPERACILLIN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035708550     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1064744901000370     Document Type: Article

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