COMPARISON OF GRAM STAIN, LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE-ACTIVITY, AND AMNIOTIC-FLUID GLUCOSE-CONCENTRATION IN PREDICTING AMNIOTIC-FLUID CULTURE RESULTS IN PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES

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作者
GAUTHIER, DW
MEYER, WJ
机构
[1] Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
关键词
INTRAAMNIOTIC INFECTION; PRETERM PREMATURE RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES; GRAM STAIN; LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE; GLUCOSE;
D O I
10.1016/S0002-9378(12)80044-5
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare three rapid and inexpensive tests that have been proposed as predictors of amniotic fluid culture results in preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: Amniocentesis was performed on 117 patients less-than-or-equal-to 34 weeks' gestational age with premature rupture of membranes and no clinical evidence of infection. Amniotic fluid was sent for Gram stain and aerobic, anaerobic, and Mycoplasma cultures. Leukocyte esterase activity and glucose concentration were also determined on the amniotic fluid. RESULTS: Amniotic fluid cultures were positive in 56 patients (47.8%). Leukocyte esterase activity of 1+ or 2+ and an amniotic fluid glucose concentration less-than-or-equal-to 16 mg/dl were significantly more sensitive (p < 0.005) than Gram stain in detecting positive amniotic fluid cultures (73%, 68%, and 41%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Although each of these rapid tests is useful in assessing for subclinical intraamniotic infection, none of them have sufficient accuracy to make clinical decisions solely on the basis of their results.
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页码:1092 / 1095
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