Preterm birth and infection: pathogenic possibilities

JA McGREGOR, JI FRENCH… - American journal of …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
preterm labor and rupture of membranes. Microorganisms mediating such processes may not
be “recognized pathogens… ‐induced pathogenesis of some cases of preterm birth offers the …

Pathophysiology of preterm birth: emerging concepts of maternal infection

KA Boggess - Clinics in perinatology, 2005 - perinatology.theclinics.com
… antibody to more pathogenic oral organisms was associated with an increased rate of preterm
birth, (OR 2.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5–3.8). The highest rate of preterm birth (66.7…

Pathogenesis of preterm birth: bidirectional inflammation in mother and fetus

ES Green, PC Arck - Seminars in immunopathology, 2020 - Springer
Preterm birth (PTB), defined as birth before the 37th week of … A current understanding of
the complex pathogenesis of PTB is … This theory extends the possibility that early immune …

The biological basis and prevention of preterm birth

GC Di Renzo, V Tosto, I Giardina - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
… the majority of preterm births due to infection result from an ascendancy of bacterial pathogens
from the … This does not preclude the possibility of a hematogenous spread (bacteremia) of …

The microbiome and preterm birth: a change in paradigm with profound implications for pathophysiologic concepts and novel therapeutic strategies

B Staude, F Oehmke, T Lauer, J Behnke… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
… in new diagnostic possibilities, the contribution of microbiota changes to preterm birth and
the acute … While chorioamnionitis and special pathogens like bacterial species derived from …

Infection and preterm birth

WW Andrews, JC Hauth… - American journal of …, 2000 - thieme-connect.com
… [16] [17] There are also data available to support the possibility that upper genital tract …
advance in our understanding of the pathogenesis of preterm birth because it indicates that a …

Risk stratification and pathological mechanisms in preterm delivery

CJ Lockwood, E Kuczynski - Paediatric and perinatal …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… cases of preterm delivery reflect four pathogenic processes, … and range checks to minimise
the possibility of data entry error. … as a predictor of preterm birth in an indigent population. …

Preterm birth: associations with genital and possibly oral microflora

GB Hill - Annals of Periodontology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
pathogenic microbes are indigenous to the female lower genital tract and etiologic in many
types of pelvic infections and, apparently, a portion of preterm birth (… for preterm labor, preterm

Understanding spontaneous preterm birth: from underlying mechanisms to predictive and preventive interventions

C Voltolini, M Torricelli, N Conti… - Reproductive …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
… the possibility to treat patients and arrest the process is poor. Over the years, the possibility to
… This review provides an overview of the pathogenesis, risk factors, therapeutic options, and …

The relationship between periodontal disease, bacterial vaginosis, and preterm birth

C Pretorius, A Jagatt, RF Lamont - 2007 - degruyter.com
… oral pathogens has been suggested as a marker and an increased risk factor for PTB w3,
37x. Fetal immunoglobulin to oral pathogens … The possibility of a second source of infection is …