Clinical Dilemma of Positive Histologic Chorioamnionitis in Term Newborn

Clinical Dilemma of Positive Histologic Chorioamnionitis in Term Newborn

Background: Although histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) is known to be associated with poor outcomes in preterm infants, its clinical significance among term infants is not clearly known.<br/><br/>Objectives: To investigate the utility of HCA in determining early onset clinical sepsis (EO...

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Main Authors: Alain eCuna, Laleh eHakima, Yun-An eTseng, Bianca eFornier, Shahidul eIslam, Maria Lyn eQuintos-Alagheband, Poonam eKhullar, Barry eWeinberger, Nazeeh eHanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Infection
Sepsis
histologic chorioamnionitis
placental examination
term infant
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00027/full

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