The value of C-reactive protein in the detection of chorioamnionitis in cases of premature rupture of membranes] |
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Authors: | J C Berardi S Hutin J Godard V Madinier A Delanete L Berardi-Grassias |
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Affiliation: | Maternité du Centre Fran?ois-Quesnay, Mantes-la-Jolie. |
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Abstract: | In a context of premature rupture of the membranes, the authors compare the sensitivity and ability to predict the onset of chorio-amnionitis of the conventional clinical signs (hyperthermia, fetal tachycardia, discolored amniotic fluid) and paraclinical signs (hyperleukocytosis and bacteriology of the amniotic fluid) with those of the assay of C reacting protein in the maternal plasma. The latter test is apparently more sensitive and of greater positive predictive value in this disorder. |
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