INFECTION MARKERS IN PRETERM LABOR (PTL). † 1250

Autor: Carlos Grandi, Ricardo Illia, María del Carmen Perego, Rosa Fuksman, Graciela Briozzo, Miguel Larguía, Lilliana Botto, Ingrid DiMarco
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Pediatric Research. 39:211-211
ISSN: 1530-0447
0031-3998
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199604001-01273
Popis: Increasing evidence suggests an association between subclinical infection of the upper genital tract and PTL. To study the prevalence of infectious organisms (aerobic and anaerobic bacterias, fungi, Mycoplasmas, Ureaplasma, Chlamydia and Trichomonas) in amniotic fluid (AF) and the endocervix, inflammatory placental lesions, and the predictive value of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IL-1, IL-6 and glucose in AF for latent period (amniocentesis to delivery interval) and preterm birth, amniocentesis and endocervical cultures were performed in 44 women with PTL (gestational age 30±3 weeks) and intact membranes. The incidence of positive cultures in AF and endocervical samples was 5 and 66%, respectively (p
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