In Vitro Study of Amniotic Fluid Gram Stain: Effect of Centrifugation

Daniel W.  Gauthier; Wilfredo  Torres; William J. Meyer; Barbara G. Lewis; Michael O. Vernon; William M. Janda

doi:10.1155/S1064744994000256

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 1994)

In Vitro Study of Amniotic Fluid Gram Stain: Effect of Centrifugation

Daniel W. Gauthier,
Wilfredo Torres,
William J. Meyer,
Barbara G. Lewis,
Michael O. Vernon,
William M. Janda

Affiliations

Daniel W. Gauthier: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 820 South Wood Street, M/C 808, Room 250, Chicago 60612-7313, IL, USA
Wilfredo Torres: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 820 South Wood Street, M/C 808, Room 250, Chicago 60612-7313, IL, USA
William J. Meyer: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 820 South Wood Street, M/C 808, Room 250, Chicago 60612-7313, IL, USA
Barbara G. Lewis: Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Michael O. Vernon: Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
William M. Janda: Department of Pathology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S1064744994000256
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 6
pp. 282 – 284

Abstract

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Objective: Gram stain of amniotic fluid (AF) is used to detect intraamniotic infection. The purpose of this study was to determine if centrifugation improved the ability of AF Gram stain to detect bacteria.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281

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