Detection of a microbial biofilm in intraamniotic infection

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135.e1-135.e5

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c   Schaudinn, Christoph ^d   Kusanovic, Juan Pedro ^a,b   Gorur, Amita ^d   Gotsch, Francesca ^a   Webster, Paul ^e   Nhan Chang, Chia Ling ^a,b   Erez, Offer ^a,b   Kim, Chong Jai ^a,b   Espinoza, Jimmy ^a,b   Gonçalves, Luis F ^a,b   Vaisbuch, Edi ^a,b   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b   Costerton, J William ^d  

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

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

amniocentesis; amniotic fluid sludge; clinical chorioamnionitis; intraamniotic infection; microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity; preterm labor

Indexed keywords

WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; WHEAT GERM;

EID: 37349099740     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.026     Document Type: Article

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