Efficacy of serum procalcitonin to predict spontaneous preterm birth in women with threatened preterm labour: a prospective observational study

Efficacy of serum procalcitonin to predict spontaneous preterm birth in women with threatened preterm labour: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background A hypothesis of preterm parturition is that the pathogenesis of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) may be associated with an inflammatory process. Based on this theory, we have hypothesized that an inflammatory biomarker, procalcitonin (PCT), may be a good predictive marker of sPTB...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Ducarme, François Desroys du Roure, Aurélie Le Thuaut, Joséphine Grange, Mathilde Vital, Jérôme Dimet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Procalcitonin
Spontaneous preterm birth
Threatened preterm labour
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1696-2

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