Choriodecidual inflammation: a potentially preventable cause of perinatal HIV-1 transmission?
Goldenberg R, Vermund S, Goepfert A, Andrews W. Choriodecidual inflammation: a potentially preventable cause of perinatal HIV-1 transmission? The Lancet 1998, 352: 1927-1930. PMID: 9863804, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)04453-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1Perinatal transmissionProlonged rupturePreterm birthAmniotic cavityPerinatal HIV-1 transmissionAmniotic fluid cytokinesCases of pretermIntrauterine bacterial infectionHIV-1 transmissionObstetric risk factorsAcute chorioamnionitisChronic chorioamnionitisMaternal leucocytesPreventable causeSpontaneous ruptureAntibiotic treatmentRisk factorsChorioamnionitisBacterial infectionsChorioamniotic membranesCytokinesLeucocytesRuptureBirth