title: Search for the pathogenic fungi in amniotic fluid.
abstract: Intra-amniotic infection with Candida is rare but considers an etiological factor for preterm rupture of membranes (PROM). The aim of the study was the investigation of the mycotic invasion of the amniotic cavity in pregnant women with PROM and with intact fetal memranes. 170 women were included in two groups: I (n = 150)--women with intact membranes; II (n = 20)--women with PROM. Samples of amniotic fluid were cultured on Sabouraud's medium. Fungal strains were isolated also from vagina, oral cavity and rectum of women with PROM. Intraamniotic infections were absent both in women with PROM and with intact membranes. Candida strains were isolated from vagina, oral cavity, and rectum in the group of women with PROM. Coexisting of multifocal Candida infections in pregnant women with PROM indicates that in those cases mycologic diagnosics should be recomended.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, 93-338 Lódź, Rzgowska Str. 281/289.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nowakowska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilczyński
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szaflik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurnatowska
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000517:prevention & control; D013045:Species Specificity