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Amniotic fluid from healthy term pregnancies does not harbor a detectable microbial community [PDF]
Microbiome, 2018 Recent studies have conflicting data regarding the presence of intra-amniotic microbiota. Viral communities are increasingly recognized as important although overlooked components of the human microbiota.
Efrem S. Lim +2 more
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Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2022 Amniotic fluid surrounding the developing fetus is a complex biological fluid rich in metabolically active bio‐factors. The presence of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in amniotic fluid has been mainly related to foetal urine. We here characterized EVs from
Natalia Gebara +10 more
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Amniotic fluid disorders and the effects on prenatal outcome: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background The amniotic fluid is a protective liquid present in the amniotic sac. Two types of amniotic fluid disorders have been identified. First refers to polyhydramnios, which is an immoderate volume of amniotic fluid with an Amniotic Fluid Index ...
H. Bakhsh +7 more
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Compartmentalized profiling of amniotic fluid cytokines in women with preterm labor.
PLoS ONE, 2020 ObjectiveAmniotic fluid cytokines have been implicated in the mechanisms of preterm labor and birth. Cytokines can be packaged within or on the surface of extracellular vesicles.
Gaurav Bhatti +8 more
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Anaesthesia, 1979 The statement that amniotic fluid embolism is the most dangerous and untreatable condition in obstetrics appears to be true. It must be suspected in any patient who collapses or bleeds excessively during labour or the immediate post-partum period. Attempts should be made to secure a definitive diagnosis in life by examination of blood obtained from the
M. A. Thompson
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Bloody Amniotic Fluid and Neonatal Outcomes
Children, 2023 Information on the effect of bloody amniotic fluid during labor at term is scarce. This study assessed risk factors and adverse outcomes in labors with bloody amniotic fluid.
Hanoch Schreiber +8 more
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A Comparative Study on Fetomaternal Outcome in Patients with Meconium-stained Amniotic Fluid vs Clear Amniotic Fluid [PDF]
Modern Medicine, 2023 Aim: To compare and study the perinatal maternal outcome and complications in neonates in patients with meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Materials and methods: This was a randomized comparative analysis and prospective study conducted from 1st October ...
Neha NIMBARK +3 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Objectives: To determine the prevalence and load of Ureaplasma spp. DNA in the cervical fluid of women with singleton pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) with respect to intra-amniotic infection, sterile intra ...
Marian Kacerovsky +11 more
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Soluble leukocyte-Associated Ig-like Receptor-1 in amniotic fluid is of fetal origin and positively associates with lung compliance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The soluble form of the inhibitory immune receptor leukocyte-Associated Ig-like Receptor-1 (sLAIR-1) is present in plasma, urine and synovial fluid and correlates to inflammation.
Michiel L Houben +5 more
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Does the Amniotic Fluid of Mice Contain a Viable Microbiota?
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 The existence of an amniotic fluid microbiota (i.e., a viable microbial community) in mammals is controversial. Its existence would require a fundamental reconsideration of fetal in utero exposure to and colonization by microorganisms and the role of ...
Andrew D. Winters +26 more
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