Inflammatory and Haematological Markers in the Maternal, Umbilical Cord and Infant Circulation in Histological Chorioamnionitis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Howman, Rebecca A ^a   Charles, Adrian K ^a,b   Jacques, Angela ^b   Doherty, Dorota A ^c   Simmer, Karen ^a   Strunk, Tobias ^a   Richmond, Peter C ^a   Cole, Catherine H ^a   Burgner, David P ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGICAL CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHILS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 84871297531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051836     Document Type: Article

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