Midtrimester intra-amniotic sludge and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 815-820

  Himaya, Eric ^a   Rhalmi, Nadia ^b   Girard, Mario ^a   Tétu, Amélie ^a   Desgagné, Josée ^a   Abdous, Belkacem ^b   Gekas, Jean ^a,b   Giguére, Yves ^a,b   Bujold, Emmanuel ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

inflammation; intra amniotic infection; Pregnancy; preterm birth; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; AMNIOTIC SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIRTH WEIGHT; CERVIX UTERI; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 8; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84855495241     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1295638     Document Type: Article

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