Neutrophil defensins but not interleukin-6 in vaginal fluid after preterm premature rupture of membranes predict fetal/neonatal inflammation and infant neurological impairment

Autor: Miha Lucovnik, Tanja Premru-Srsen, Lilijana Kornhauser-Cerar, Tanja Gmeiner-Stopar, Metka Derganc
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90:908-916
ISSN: 0001-6349
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01177.x
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To determine whether neutrophil defensins (HNP1-3) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in vaginal fluid after preterm premature rupture of membranes predict fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS), neurological impairment or chorioamnionitis. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Tertiary referral university hospital. POPULATION: Forty-two patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes at
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