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New Egyptian Journal of Medicine [The]. 2000; 23 (Supp. 2): 7-12
in English
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| ID: emr-54891
ABSTRACT
This study included 80 pregnant women with preterm-PROM and their newborns. Maternal serum was obtained at time of admission and delivery for measuring total leucocytic count [TLC], C-reactive protein [CRP] and IL-6. Chorioamnionitis was diagnosed clinically and histologically. Umbilical cord blood at time of delivery was obtained for measurement of IL-6. The clinical outcome of neonates was followed up and documented. IL-6 [maternal and umbilical cord blood] seemed to be a promising predictor for early onset chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis