Romero, R

A comparative study of the diagnostic performance of amniotic fluid glucose, white blood cell count, interleukin-6, and gram stain in the detection of microbial invasion in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes. [electronic resource] - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Oct 1993 - 839-51 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

0002-9378

10.1016/0002-9378(93)90014-a doi


Amniocentesis
Amniotic Fluid--chemistry
Chorioamnionitis--complications
False Positive Reactions
Female
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture--complications
Gentian Violet
Glucose--analysis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--complications
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases--epidemiology
Interleukin-6--analysis
Leukocyte Count
Morbidity
Obstetric Labor, Premature--complications
Phenazines
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious--diagnosis
Pregnancy Outcome
Prevalence
Proportional Hazards Models
Regression Analysis
Staining and Labeling