Amniotic fluid and maternal race influence responsiveness of fetal membranes to bacteria

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 68-78

  Peltier, Morgan R ^a,b   Drobek, Cayce O ^c   Bhat, Geeta ^d   Saade, George ^d   Fortunato, Stephen J ^c   Menon, Ramkumar ^c,d  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Genital mycoplasma; Infection; Preterm birth; Race

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK;

EID: 84872423894     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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