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Article: C-reactive protein in umbilical cord blood: A simple and widely available clinical method to assess the risk of amniotic fluid infection and funisitis
- Article from:
- Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright CRC Press Aug 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in umbilical cord plasma at birth were elevated in neonates with sepsis, an inflammatory lesion of the umbilical cord (funisitis) or who were born to mothers with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity.
Methods: Umbilical cord plasma was collected at birth from 313 singleton preterm neonates (20-35 weeks of gestation). The results of amniotic fluid culture performed within 5 days of birth, the occurrence of congenital neonatal sepsis and the presence of funisitis were assessed. Amniocentesis was performed in 152 patients within 5 days of birth. Amniotic fluid was cultured for aerobic ...