Sterile intra-amniotic inflammation in asymptomatic patients with a sonographic short cervix: prevalence and clinical significance.

R, Romero; J, Miranda; T, Chaiworapongsa; P, Chaemsaithong; P, Chaemsaithong; F, Gotsch; Z, Dong; AI, Ahmed; BH, Yoon; SS, Hassan; CJ, Kim; SJ, Korzeniewski; L, Yeo; YM, Kim

doi:10.3109/14767058.2014.954243

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Sterile intra-amniotic inflammation in asymptomatic patients with a sonographic short cervix: prevalence and clinical significance.

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Authors:

Romero R

Miranda J

Chaiworapongsa T

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the frequency and clinical significance of sterile and microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation in asymptomatic patients with a sonographic short cervix.<h4>Methods</h4>Amniotic fluid (AF) samples obtained by transabdominal amniocentesis from 231 asymptomatic w...

Subject

Infection

Pregnancy

prematurity

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