Histologic chorioamnionitis as a consideration in the management of newborns of febrile mothers

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 828-832

  Hoang, Danthanh ^a   Charlagorla, Pradeepkumar ^a   Salafia, Carolyn ^a   Vanhorn, Samantha ^a   Dygulska, Beata ^a   Narula, Pramod ^a   Gad, Ashraf ^a  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Maternal fever; Neonatal sepsis; Placental pathology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANESTHESIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEVER; HISTOLOGIC CHORIOAMNIONITIS; HUMAN; IMMATURE TO TOTAL NEUTROPHIL RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANESTHESIA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SEPSIS;

EID: 84876527464     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.751368     Document Type: Article

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