title: Procalcitonin, neopterin and C-reactive protein in diagnostics of intrauterine infection and preterm delivery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to find out whether Procalcitoni, Neopterin and C-reactive protein are sensitive and specific markers of intrauterine infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated 155 patients from 26. to 41. week of pregnancy at the time of delivery. We measured serum concentrations of procalcitonin (PCT), neopterin and C-reactive protein (CRP) from mother's blood sample at the beginning of delivery and from umbilical cord blood after delivery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In first group occurred in higher percentage (27.41%) preterm delivery (26.-37. week of pregnancy), chorioamnionitis confirmed by histological examination (16.12%) and preterm premature rupture of membranes (24.19%). In this group occured perinatal infection of newborn in 61.29%. In the second group preterm delivery (6.31%) and perinatal infection of newborn (7.36%) occured in lower percentage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that the simultaneous measurement of CRP, PCT and NPT in mother's blood sample before delivery and umbilical cord blood may provide an accurate early diagnosis of infection and then preterm delivery (Tab. 1, Fig. 3, Ref. 18). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. katygreksova@gmail.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Greksova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parrak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chovancova
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stencl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oravec
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marsik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sysak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Peskova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borovsky
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D019798:Neopterin / Q000097:blood*; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D019798:Neopterin; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide