Inflammatory and haematological markers in the maternal, umbilical cord and infant circulation in histological chorioamnionitis.

The relationship between histological chorioamnionitis and haematological and biochemical markers in mothers and infants at delivery, and in infants postnatally, is incompletely characterised. These markers are widely used in the diagnosis of maternal and neonatal infection. Our objective was to inv...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rebecca A Howman, Adrian K Charles, Angela Jacques, Dorota A Doherty, Karen Simmer, Tobias Strunk, Peter C Richmond, Catherine H Cole, David P Burgner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3521712?pdf=render