title: Clinical and histopathological correlations of the modifications of fetal membranes in amniochorial infection.
abstract: The paper aims at analyzing the histopathological modifications induced by the amniotic infection on present fetal membranes and in the absence of clinical signs of chorioamnionitis. Such an evaluation is important in the context of postpartum fetomaternal complications. The objective was to determine the relation between the microbial invasion in the amniotic cavity and the severity of inflammatory lesions of the placenta, of the membranes and the umbilical chord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, "Filantropia" Municipal Hospital, Craiova, Romania. patrascuanca@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pătraşcu
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berceanu
authors.forename: Carmen Florina
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Popescu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gheorman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berceanu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000473:pathology; D000650:Amnion / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000473:pathology*; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology*