Relationship between the neonatal white blood cell count and histologic chorioamnionitis in preterm newborns

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2769-2772

  Zanardo, Vincenzo ^a   Peruzzetto, Carla ^a   Trevisanuto, Daniele ^a   Cavallin, Francesco ^a   Vedovato, Stefania ^a   Straface, Gianluca ^b   Chiarelli, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Abano Terme   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal inflammatory response syndrome; HCA; Histologic chorioamnionitis; Preterm birth; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOLOGIC CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84870323540     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.712562     Document Type: Article

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