C-reactive protein as a predictor of fetal and maternal infective morbidity and fetal mortality
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 71(11), 690-692
Abstract
The value of maternal C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as predictors of fetal and maternal infective morbidity and fetal mortality was assessed prospectively over a 6-month period in all cases of premature rupture of the fetal membranes or suspected premature labour. Statistical analysis of results showed that CRP at a level of 1.32 mg/dl is a sensitive marker of infective morbidity in mother and neonate. Furthermore, there was a significant association between raised CRP levels and low-birth-weight babies, suggesting that intra-uterine infection is a major cause of prematurity in the study population.
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de Souza, J. J., Perlmann, T., Herman, A. A., Ransome, O. J., & Kantor, R. W. (1987). C-reactive protein as a predictor of fetal and maternal infective morbidity and fetal mortality. *South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde*, *71*(11), 690-692.
de Souza JJ, Perlmann T, Herman AA, Ransome OJ, Kantor RW. C-reactive protein as a predictor of fetal and maternal infective morbidity and fetal mortality. S Afr Med J. 1987;71(11):690-692.
de Souza, J. J., et al. "C-reactive protein as a predictor of fetal and maternal infective morbidity and fetal mortality." *South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde*, vol. 71, no. 11, 1987, pp. 690-692.
Keywords
C-Reactive Protein, Female, Fetal Death, Fetal Diseases, Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture, Humans, Obstetric Labor, Premature, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Prospective Studies