Interleukin-6 as a Predictor of Subclinical Chorioamnionitis in Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Gulati, Shilpa ^a   Bhatnagar, Sonu ^a   Raghunandan, Chitra ^a   Bhattacharjee, Jayashree ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Chorioamnionitis; Interleukin; Premature rupture of membranes; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRETERM PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLINICAL CHORIOAMNIONITIS;

CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTERLEUKIN-6; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84856370010     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01084.x     Document Type: Article

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