C-reactive protein concentration in vaginal fluid as a marker for intra-amniotic inflammation/infection in preterm premature rupture of membranes

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 417-422

  Shim, Soon Sup ^a   Romero, Roberto ^b   Jong, Kwan Jun ^a   Kyung, Chul Moon ^a   Kim, Gilja ^a   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein (CRP); Intra amniotic inflammation infection (IAI); Pregnancy outcome; Preterm premature rupture of membranes (preterm PROM); Vaginal fluid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BUFFER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DACRON; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; POLYESTER;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIONITIS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ROC CURVE; VAGINA;

EID: 30344466341     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430500362231     Document Type: Article

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