AmniSure placental alpha microglobulin-1 rapid immunoassay versus standard diagnostic methods for detection of rupture of membranes

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 317-320

  Cousins, Larry M ^a   Smok, Dorothy P ^b   Lovett, Stuart M ^c   Poeltler, Deborah M ^a  

^a SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c Summitt Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

AmniSure ROM test; PAMG 1 immunoassay; Rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 MICROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALPHA-GLOBULINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 24644506171     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870896     Document Type: Article

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