Egyptian Medical Journal, 9(2), 31-37
Physicians compared clinical history, examination, and laboratory data on 10 pregnant women at various gestational ages with intact membranes till labor began (controls) with data on 25 pregnant women also at various gestational ages who experienced premature rupture of membranes (PROM) (cases) to determine the value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in maternal and cord blood as a predictor of chorioamnionitis in women with PROM. 32% of cases had clinical chorioamnionitis and 44% histopathological chorioamnionitis. The maternal serum level of CRP in cases with and without chorioamnionitis at delivery was statistically higher than that of the controls (45.82 CRP mg/L and 9.71 CRP mg/L vs. 6.6 CRP mg/l; P.05). Further the CRP level in cord blood of cases with chorioamnionitis also stood much higher than that of the controls (p.001). In addition, the total leukocytic count (TLC) for cases with chorioamnionitis at delivery was much higher than it was for the control group at delivery (12,510 TLC/cubic mm vs. 18,231 TLC/cubic mm; p.05). A significant difference also existed between the temperature of the cases with chorioamnionitis and that of the controls (37.11 degrees Celsius vs. 63.97 degrees Celsius; p.05). Sensitivity and specificity tests showed that CRP 24 mg/L was the most reliable predictor of chorioamnionitis (100% and 93.3% respectively) followed by TLC (77.8% and 92.8% respectively) then temperature (55.6% and 78.6% respectively). Thus CRP can be used to predict premature delivery and simultaneously reduces unnecessary premature delivery of many PROM cases which occur due to fear of developing infections in both the mother and the fetus.
Awara, A. M., Marei, S. K., Elghorab, N. M., Elnewahy, M. A., & Aboulenin, A. A. (1992). Predictive value of C-reactive protein in serum of maternal and cord blood in cases with premature rupture of membranes. *Egyptian medical journal*, *9*(2), 31-37.
Awara AM, Marei SK, Elghorab NM, Elnewahy MA, Aboulenin AA. Predictive value of C-reactive protein in serum of maternal and cord blood in cases with premature rupture of membranes. Egypt Med J. 1992;9(2):31-37.
Awara, A. M., et al. "Predictive value of C-reactive protein in serum of maternal and cord blood in cases with premature rupture of membranes." *Egyptian medical journal*, vol. 9, no. 2, 1992, pp. 31-37.
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