title: Amniotic fluid neutrophils prior to Cesarean section and intrauterine infection.
abstract: Amniotic fluid from 35 patients delivered by cesarean section was examined by Wright's stain. Of the patients in labor and with rupture of the membranes, 32% had more than 1 polymorphonuclear neutrophil per oil field (PMN/OF) while 68% had less than 1 PMN/OF. In both groups, endometritis occurred frequently, and fever indexes were similar. With ruptured membranes prior to cesarean section, observing greater than 1 PMN/OF of amniotic fluid did not discriminate groups at high and low risk for intrauterine infection.
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004716:Endometritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009504:Neutrophils; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D012306:Risk