Objective: Our purpose was (1) to determine the frequency of intraamniotic and
extraamniotic intrauterine infection in patients with premature labor and intact membranes …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether amniotic fluid interleukin-6 is increased
and inversely proportional to gestational age in women with chorioamnion colonization and …

Preterm labor associated with intrauterine infection is characterized by increased amniotic
fluid concentrations of various proinflammatory cytokines, including inter-leukin-1β (IL-1β) …

Objectives: Our purpose was to (1) determine the value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6
determination in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and (2) compare …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical significance
of intraamniotic inflammation in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes. Study …

PROBLEM: The purpose of this study was to determine if amniotic fluid concentrations of the
interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) are of value in diagnosis of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and …

Background. Chorioamnionitis is considered to be one of the important causes of preterm
labor. To investigate the relationship between inflammatory cytokines in amniotic fluid and …

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to determine whether cytokine levels in
cervical secretions were increased in the presence of microbial invasion of the amniotic …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether amniotic fluid concentrations of
interleukin-6 are of value in the antenatal diagnosis of acute inflammatory lesions (histologic …

Objective: Our goal was to compare the value of amniotic fluid tests in the detection of
microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and in the relationship with the amniocentesis-to …