Silent chorioamnionitis and associated pregnancy outcomes: A review of clinical data gathered over a 16-year period

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 441-447

  Horvath, Boldizsár ^a,b   Lakatos, Ferenc ^c   Tóth, Csaba ^a   Bödecs, Tamás ^b   Bódis, József ^b  

^a Markusovszky Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c Hungary National Public Health and Medical Officer Service Ltd Vas County Microbiology Site   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amniotic cavity cultures; Ascending infections; Infection and preterm labor; Prevention of preterm delivery; Subclinical chorioamnionitis

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UMBILICAL CORD; UTERUS;

AMNION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UMBILICAL CORD; UTERUS;

EID: 84904158156     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2013-0186     Document Type: Article

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