Foetal Ureaplasma parvum bacteraemia as a function of gestation-dependent complement insufficiency: Evidence from a sheep model of pregnancy.

Matthew W KempShatha AhmedMichael L BeetonMatthew S PayneMasatoshi SaitoYuichiro MiuraHaruo UsudaSuhas G KallapurBoris W KramerSarah J StockAlan H JobeJohn P NewnhamOwen Brad Spiller

Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2016)

Ureaplasma bacteraemia in vivo was confined to early preterm lambs with low complement function, but Ureaplasma infection itself did not diminish complement levels.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
preterm infants
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes