Group B Streptococcus colonization and higher maternal IL-1β concentrations are associated with early term births

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-61

  Mitchell, Kelsey ^a   Brou, Lina ^b   Bhat, Geeta ^b   Drobek, Cayce O ^c   Kramer, Michael ^a   Hill, Alexandra ^b   Fortunato, Stephen J ^c   Menon, Ramkumar ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

GBS; Infection; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Vaginal colonization

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TENNESSEE; TERM BIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870307161     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.725789     Document Type: Article

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