Acute inflammatory lesions of the placenta consist of diffuse infiltration of neutrophils at
different sites in the organ. These lesions include acute chorioamnionitis, funisitis, and …

Despite great medical advances in preventing maternal and infant mortality in the past
century, one issue remains unresolved: why do so many women give birth prematurely? A …

Objective: The objectives of this study were to:(1) determine the amniotic fluid (AF)
microbiology of patients with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM); and (2) …

Genital mycoplasmas (GM), such as Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium,
Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum are commonly associated with …

Objective The objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic indices and predictive
values by bedside assessment of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentration in the …

Objective: Recent studies indicate that clinical chorioamnionitis is a heterogeneous
condition and only approximately one-half of the patients have bacteria in the amniotic …

Objectives Clinical chorioamnionitis at term is considered the most common infection-related
diagnosis in labor and delivery units worldwide. The syndrome affects 5–12% of all term …

Problem To determine whether amniotic fluid (AF) CXCL 10 concentration is associated with
histologic chronic chorioamnionitis in patients with preterm labor (PTL) and preterm prelabor …

Objective We sought to determine the influence of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity
(MIAC) and acute histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) on the intensity of the intraamniotic …

Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) occurs in 1% to 2% of births. Impact of
PPROM is greatest in low-and middle-income countries where prematurity-related deaths …