Background Neonatal infections cause a significant proportion of deaths in the first week of
life, yet little is known about risk factors and pathways of transmission for early-onset …

The human Ureaplasma species are the most frequently isolated microorganisms from the
amniotic fluid and placentae of women who deliver preterm and are also associated with …

Chorioamnionitis as a major risk factor for spontaneous preterm birth, especially at earlier
gestational ages, contributes to prematurity-associated mortality and morbidity. A gestation …

Background Preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is frequently complicated
by intraamniotic inflammatory processes such as intraamniotic infection and sterile …

Genital mycoplasmas (GM), such as Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium,
Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum are commonly associated with …

Recent work on the Molicutes that associate with genital tract tissues focuses on four
species that may be of interest in potential maternal, fetal, and neonatal infection and in …

Introduction: Intra-amniotic inflammation is traditionally defined as an elevation of amniotic
fluid interleukin (IL)-6. Previous case control studies have suggested an association …

Abstract Objective. The human Ureaplasma species are the microbes most frequently
isolated from placentae of women who deliver preterm. The role of Ureaplasma species has …

The most prevalent, curable sexually important diseases are those caused by Chlamydia
trachomatis (C. trachomatis) and genital mycoplasmas. An important characteristic of these …

Objective The objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic indices and predictive
values by bedside assessment of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentration in the …