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Prognostic Markers for Chorioamnionitis: IL-6, TNF-α, and MMP-8 in Vaginally Obtained Amniotic Fluid
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 Background. Earlier chorioamnionitis diagnosis is crucial to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. This study was conducted to evaluate the inlerleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP-8) levels in ...
G. Balciuniene +7 more
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Amnioinfusion for chorioamnionitis [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 Chorioamnionitis is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Amnioinfusion aims at reducing the adverse effects of chorioamnionitis by dilution of the infective organisms or by an anti-microbial effect of the fluid infused.The objective of this review was to determine the effect of amnioinfusion on clinical and sub-clinical ...
Joseph A K Kiiza, G Justus Hofmeyr
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Clinical predictive factors of histological chorioamnionitis: case-control study
Heliyon, 2020 Introduction: Histological chorioamnionitis or ''intrauterine inflammation or infection'' (Triple I) it is an acute inflammation of amniotic membrane, chorionic plate and umbilical cord.
H. Zaidi +6 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 Background: Chorioamnionitis complicates about 1–5% of deliveries at term and causes about one-third of stillbirths. CXC-chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) binds IL-8 with high affinity and regulates neutrophil recruitment.
Yin Ping Wong +12 more
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2021 Background: Screening for chorioamnionitis, or the risk thereof, by midwives is largely lacking during antenatal care and no best practice guidelines for chorioamnionitis in South Africa was noted.
Allison H. du Plessis +2 more
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Pre-term pre-labour rupture of membranes and the role of amniocentesis [PDF]
, 2010 Pre-labour premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is defined as rupture of membranes more than 1 hour prior to the onset of labour at
Abi-Nader, KN, Kenyon, AP, Pandya, PP
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Chorioamnionitis is a frequent complication of pregnancy and is known to be associated with serious adverse post-natal outcomes including death.
Dina Zaki +5 more
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Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundCerebral palsy is a nonprogressive motor impairment syndrome that has no effective cure. The etiology of most cases of cerebral palsy remains unknown; however, recent epidemiologic data have demonstrated an association between fetal neurologic ...
Belkacemi, Louiza +4 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Chorioamnionitis (CA) is considered a key risk factor for very preterm birth and for developing early onset sepsis (EOS) in preterm infants, but recent data suggest that CA might be protective against late onset sepsis (LOS).
Eduardo Villamor-Martínez +6 more
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