The Effects of pH and Osmolality on Bacterial Growth in Amniotic Fluid in a Laboratory Model
| Autor: | Helayne M. Silver, Thomas J. Prihoda, Theresa M. Siler-Khodr, Ronald S. Gibbs |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Analysis of Variance Chromatography Amniotic fluid Osmolar Concentration Obstetrics and Gynecology Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Bacterial growth Biology Amniotic Fluid Phosphate Chorioamnionitis medicine.disease Models Biological Culture Media Microbiology chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Escherichia coli medicine Humans Regression Analysis |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Perinatology. 9:69-74 |
| ISSN: | 1098-8785 0735-1631 |
| Popis: | In studying the effects of amniotic fluid on bacterial growth in a laboratory model, we noted that the pH of the fluid appeared to exert an independent effect. This study was designed to test the ability to control the growth of Escherichia coli in amniotic fluid simply by controlling two important growth conditions, pH and osmolality. The effects of pH and osmolality on growth of E. coli were systematically studied in a standard media and in amniotic fluid. Optimal ranges in standard media were pH of 5.6 to 6.6 and osmolality of 150 to 215 mOsm. When the results of growth at 24 hours were corrected for pH by analysis of covariance, the presence of amniotic fluid or phosphate had no effect. We found pH to be the only variable predictive of bacterial growth in amniotic fluid in this laboratory model. |
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