Umbilical cord blood IL-6 as predictor of early-onset neonatal sepsis in women with preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate umbilical cord interleukin (IL)-6 and funisitis as independent predictors of early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Evaluation of umbilical cord IL-6 and funisitis as predictors of early-o...

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Main Authors: Teresa Cobo, Marian Kacerovsky, Ctirad Andrys, Marcela Drahosova, Ivana Musilova, Helena Hornychova, Bo Jacobsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3722235?pdf=render