Amniotic fluid interleukin-8 as a marker for intraamniotic infection
| Autor: | Ch. Egarter, I Weichselbraun, C Wimmer, T Puchner, F Lederhilger |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Amniotic fluid Gestational Age Chorioamnionitis Gastroenterology Diagnosis Differential Obstetric Labor Premature Pregnancy Reference Values Internal medicine medicine Humans Interleukin 8 biology medicine.diagnostic_test Obstetrics business.industry Cesarean Section C-reactive protein Interleukin-8 Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Gestational age General Medicine medicine.disease Amniotic Fluid Neonatal infection C-Reactive Protein biology.protein Amniocentesis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of gynecology and obstetrics. 253(1) |
| ISSN: | 0932-0067 |
| Popis: | We measured the amniotic fluid Interleukin-8 (AF IL-8) levels of 80 women to see whether or not AF IL-8 levels were of value in the diagnosis of intraamniotic infection. Of twelve patients developing conventional signs of infection, 9 had an AF IL-8 concentration above 10,000 pg/ml serum. In two patients, whose baby had a serious neonatal infection, AF IL-8 concentration also exceeded 10,000 pg/ml. Only one out of 66 apparently uninfected patients had an AF IL-8 level above 10,000 pg/ml. We therefore suggest that measuring the AF IL-8 levels is of value in cases of suspected intraamniotic infection. |
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