Clinical chorioamnionitis at term I: microbiology of the amniotic cavity using cultivation and molecular techniques

摘要

IntroductionThe objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the amniotic fluid (AF) microbiology of patients with the diagnosis of clinical chorioamnionitis at term using both cultivation and molecular techniques; and 2) to examine the relationship between intra-amniotic inflammation with and without microorganisms and placental lesions consistent with acute AF infection.