Impact on Neonatal Outcome and Anthropometric Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Histological Chorioamnionitis

Impact on Neonatal Outcome and Anthropometric Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Histological Chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis (CAM) is one of the main causes of preterm labor. The specific aim of our study was to evaluate neonatal outcome and anthropometric growth at the corrected age of 2 years after exposure to an adverse intrauterine event of CAM in very low birth weight (VLBW, < 1500 g) infants. Met...

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Main Authors: Shu-Chi Mu, Cheng-Hui Lin, Yi-Ling Chen, Hui-Ju Ma, Jing-Sheng Lee, Ming-I Lin, Chin-Cheng Lee, Tong-Jong Chen, Guey-Mei Jow, Tseng-Chen Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
anthropometric growth
bronchopulmonary dysplasia
chorioamnionitis
very low birth weight
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608600911

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