Accuracy of signs of clinical chorioamnionitis in the term parturient

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 422-428

  Curtin, W M ^a,b   Katzman, P J ^a   Florescue, H ^a   Metlay, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

accuracy; clinical chorioamnionitis; guidelines; histologic chorioamnionitis; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS TACHYCARDIA; FEVER; GOLD STANDARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL TACHYCARDIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; PLACENTA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84881610324     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.135     Document Type: Article

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