Amniotic fluid Gram stain and interleukin-6 can predict early-onset neonatal sepsis.

Yuko OshimaSatoko TanakaKeisuke TsumuraSatoko TsudaKunio SoTakaaki ShinagawaFumio YamasakiAtsushi KawaguchiMakoto NomiyamaMasatoshi Yokoyama

Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (2020)

Gram stain results of amniotic fluid can predict EONS with high sensitivity and specificity when IAI is suspected. False-negative amniotic fluid Gram stain results can be prevented by measuring amniotic fluid IL-6 simultaneously.

Keyphrases

early onset
gram negative
umbilical cord
late onset
mesenchymal stem cells
multidrug resistant
acute kidney injury
pulmonary embolism
bone marrow