title: Clinical chorioamnionitis--analysis of the incubation period in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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