2015
Compartmentalization of acute phase reactants Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin as biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection and chorioamnionitis
Dulay AT, Buhimschi IA, Zhao G, Bahtiyar MO, Thung SF, Cackovic M, Buhimschi CS. Compartmentalization of acute phase reactants Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin as biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection and chorioamnionitis. Cytokine 2015, 76: 236-243. PMID: 25957466, PMCID: PMC4824401, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmniocentesisAmniotic FluidAsymptomatic InfectionsBiomarkersCalcitoninCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideChorioamnionitisC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFetal BloodFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureHumansInfant, NewbornInterleukin-6Obstetric Labor, PrematurePlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPremature BirthProtein PrecursorsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeConceptsIntra-amniotic infectionC-reactive proteinSubclinical intra-amniotic infectionIL-6Blood IL-6 levelsBlood IL-6Maternal blood levelsSystemic inflammatory responseIL-6 levelsNon-invasive biomarkersSubgroup of casesChorioamnionitis groupHistological chorioamnionitisInflammatory markersPreterm laborCRP levelsInflammatory biomarkersMaternal serumPlacental pathologyAcute phasePregnant womenBlood levelsSubclinical phaseInterleukin-6Cord blood
2011
625: Systematic evaluation of prototype acute phase reactants [Interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT)] as non-invasive biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection (IAI)
Dulay A, Buhimschi I, Zhao G, Ali U, Abdel-Razeq S, Bahtiyar M, Thung S, Han C, Campbell K, Paidas M, Buhimschi C. 625: Systematic evaluation of prototype acute phase reactants [Interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT)] as non-invasive biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection (IAI). American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 204: s248. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.10.645.Peer-Reviewed Original Research