title: C-reactive protein concentration in the sera of pregnant women with imminent premature parturition and preterm amniorrhea.
abstract: C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were evaluated during spontaneous labour, in imminent premature parturition (IPP) and after preterm rupture of oocyst membranes (PROM). Increasing CRP level during spontaneous labour was found in 16.6% parturients. Elevated CRP level in patients with IPP makes it impossible to predict premature labour. In parturients with PROM, increase in CRP level makes further infection predictable only in a few cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Gynecology, Medical Academy of Białystok, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cylwik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szmitkowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bielecki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zdanowicz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Południewski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arciszewski
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000097:blood*; D005544:Forecasting; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000097:blood; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein