2010
Interpretation of Amniotic Fluid White Blood Cell Count in “Bloody Tap” Amniocenteses in Women With Symptoms of Preterm Labor
Abdel-Razeq SS, Buhimschi IA, Bahtiyar MO, Rosenberg VA, Dulay AT, Han CS, Werner EF, Thung S, Buhimschi CS. Interpretation of Amniotic Fluid White Blood Cell Count in “Bloody Tap” Amniocenteses in Women With Symptoms of Preterm Labor. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 116: 344-354. PMID: 20664395, PMCID: PMC4142228, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e3181e8fec6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cellsAmniotic fluid white blood cellBlood cell countWBC countAmniotic fluidBloody tapAmniotic fluid white blood cell countCell countAmniotic fluid WBC countRBC/White blood cell countPositive amniotic fluid cultureMaternal WBC countRed blood cell countCells/Number of neutrophilsAbsence of inflammationSetting of inflammationAmniotic fluid culturePositive likelihood ratioAmniotic fluid samplesIntraamniotic inflammationPreterm laborConsecutive womenFluid culture
2008
Nucleated red blood cells are a direct response to mediators of inflammation in newborns with early-onset neonatal sepsis
Dulay AT, Buhimschi IA, Zhao G, Luo G, Abdel-Razeq S, Cackovic M, Rosenberg VA, Pettker CM, Thung SF, Bahtiyar MO, Bhandari V, Buhimschi CS. Nucleated red blood cells are a direct response to mediators of inflammation in newborns with early-onset neonatal sepsis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2008, 198: 426.e1-426.e9. PMID: 18395034, PMCID: PMC4023236, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset neonatal sepsisNucleated red blood cellsInflammation-associated preterm birthNRBC countAcid-base statusIntraamniotic inflammationHistological chorioamnionitisNeonatal sepsisRed blood cellsPreterm birthGestational ageCord blood IL-6 levelsBlood IL-6 levelsFetal acid-base statusBlood cellsAbsolute NRBC countsIL-6 levelsEarly neonatal periodIntrauterine growth restrictionHours of birthEarlier gestational ageMediators of inflammationMinutes of deliveryAbsence of hypoxiaPreterm singletons