Prediction and clinical relevance of pathologic patterns of injury associated with chorioamnionitis.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate both prediction and clinical relevance of different patterns of injury associated with chorioamnionitis. Pathologic examination of placentas and umbilical cords were performed in 45 pregnant women who had had diagnostic amniocentesis for suspected intraamniotic infection. A positive correlation was noted between leukocyte account in amniotic fluid and the level of maternal injury (r = 0.46, p = 0.04). The levels of amniotic fluid glucose were significantly reduced in cases of fetal infection (2 mg/dL (1-16 mg/dL)) vs. (20.50 mg/dL (11-29 mg/dL)) (p = 0.03).
Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28047 Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: danielabehsera@hotmail.com.
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Department of Pathology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28047 Madrid, Spain.
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Department of Microbiology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28047 Madrid, Spain.
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Department of Pathology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28047 Madrid, Spain.
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Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28047 Madrid, Spain.
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Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28047 Madrid, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology*; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis
D005947:Glucose
Amniocentesis; Amniotic fluid; Chorioamnionitis; FIRS; Funisitis