Proteomic profiling of the amniotic fluid to detect inflammation, infection, and neonatal sepsis.

Proteomic analysis of amniotic fluid shows the presence of biomarkers characteristic of intrauterine inflammation. We sought to validate prospectively the clinical utility of one such proteomic profile, the Mass Restricted (MR) score.We enrolled 169 consecutive women with singleton pregnancies admit...

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Main Authors: Catalin S Buhimschi, Vineet Bhandari, Benjamin D Hamar, Mert-Ozan Bahtiyar, Guomao Zhao, Anna K Sfakianaki, Christian M Pettker, Lissa Magloire, Edmund Funai, Errol R Norwitz, Michael Paidas, Joshua A Copel, Carl P Weiner, Charles J Lockwood, Irina A Buhimschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1769412?pdf=render