Characterization of chorioamnionitis in 2nd-trimester C-section placentas and correlation with microorganism recovery from subamniotic tissues

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-22

  Hecht, Jonathan L ^a   Onderdonk, Andrew ^b   Delaney, Mary ^b   Allred, Elizabeth N ^c   Kliman, Harvey J ^d   Zambrano, Eduardo ^d   Pflueger, Solveig M ^e   Livasy, Chad A ^f   Bhan, Ina ^g   Leviton, Alan ^c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chorioamnionitis; Culture; Microorganisms; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOROAMNIONITIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MYCOPLASMA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

BACTERIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CHORION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD; UNITED STATES; VASCULITIS;

EID: 39749203736     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/07-06-0285.1     Document Type: Article

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