Performance Characteristics of Putative Tests for Subclinical Chorioamnionitis

Rodney K. Edwards; Penny  Clark; Gregory J. Locksmith; Patrick  Duff

doi:10.1155/S1064744901000345

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2001)

Performance Characteristics of Putative Tests for Subclinical Chorioamnionitis

Rodney K. Edwards,
Penny Clark,
Gregory J. Locksmith,
Patrick Duff

Affiliations

Rodney K. Edwards: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100294, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville 32610-0294, FL, USA
Penny Clark: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100294, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville 32610-0294, FL, USA
Gregory J. Locksmith: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Patrick Duff: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, PO Box 100294, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville 32610-0294, FL, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S1064744901000345
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 4
pp. 209 – 214

Abstract

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Objective: To evaluate amniotic fluid glucose, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-12 for diagnosing subclinical chorioamnionitis in women with preterm labor.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
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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