Inflammatory and infectious risk factors are associated with the response to tocolysis in patients with preterm labor

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-46

  Torricelli, Michela ^a   Voltolini, Chiara ^a   Conti, Nathalie ^a   De Bonis, Maria ^a   Biliotti, Giulia ^a   Picciolini, Enrico ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

infection; Inflammation; preterm delivery; ritodrine hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; RITODRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TACHYCARDIA; TOCOLYSIS; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RITODRINE; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYSIS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650152785     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.482614     Document Type: Article

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