Diagnostic power of the vaginal washing-fluid prolactin assay as an alternative method for the diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-125

  Buyukbayrak, E E ^a,b   Turan, C ^a   Unal, O ^a   Dansuk, R ^a   Cengizoglu B ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Premature rupture of membranes; Prolactin; PROM; Vaginal washing fluid

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL WASHING FLUID PROLACTIN ASSAY;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PROLACTIN; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 2542472493     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001659842     Document Type: Article

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