Patients with an asymptomatic short cervix (≤15 mm) have a high rate of subclinical intraamniotic inflammation: implications for patient counseling

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433.e1-433.e8

  Vaisbuch, Edi ^a,b   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Nhan Chang, Chia Ling ^a,b   Kusanovic, Juan Pedro ^a,b   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a,b   Dong, Zhong ^a   Yeo, Lami ^a,b   Mittal, Pooja ^a,b   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^c   Romero, Roberto ^a,b  

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

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

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cervical length; intraamniotic inflammation; matrix metalloproteinase 8; MMP 8; pregnancy; prematurity; preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 77951950482     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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