Clinical chorioamnionitis--analysis of the incubation period in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes.
Rankit analysis of the incubation periods in 37 patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes and chorioamnionitis was done. The analysis revealed the existence of three distinctive groups: short (6.4 +/- 2.9 hours), medium (40 +/- 24.5), and long (210 +/- 75 hours) incubation period. It is postulated that in the short incubation period group the preterm premature rupture of membranes is a result, rather than the cause, of the infection.
D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011379:Prognosis