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Observational studyBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021

Biomarkers for a histological chorioamnionitis diagnosis in pregnant women with or without group B streptococcus infection: a case-control study.

Jie Ren, Zhe Qiang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Jun-Na Zhang

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readObservational Study
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Observational study in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05793970 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of IL-6 Levels on Umbilical Cord

TypeobservationalSponsorParma University HospitalRan2022 to 2023Enrolled450ConditionsIntrauterine Infection, Fetus Disorder
NCT07211503 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating Correlation Ccrd Blood IL 6 and Neonatal Outcome and CTG Inflammatory Pattern

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2025 to 2027Enrolled160ConditionsFetal Infection, Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Chorioamnionitis, Chorioamnionitis Affecting Fetus or NewbornArmsblood sampling
3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie RenSecond Department of Obstetrics, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, No.206, Zhongshan East Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China, 050011.
Zhe QiangSecond Department of Obstetrics, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, No.206, Zhongshan East Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China, 050011. qiangzhe1983@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-0428
Yuan-Yuan LiPerinatal center, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China, 050000.
Jun-Na ZhangSecond Department of Obstetrics, The Fourth Hospital of Shijiazhuang, No.206, Zhongshan East Road, Chang'an District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People's Republic of China, 050011.
First Hospital of Shijiazhuang · CNThe Fourth People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Shijiazhuang Science and Technology Research and Development Plan 191460803
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChorioamnionitis may cause serious perinatal and neonatal adverse outcomes, and group B streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most common bacteria isolated from human chorioamnionitis. The present study analyzed the impact of GBS infection and histological chorioamnionitis (HCA) on pregnancy outcomes and the diagnostic value of various biomarkers.

methodsPregnant women were grouped according to GBS infection and HCA detection. Perinatal and neonatal adverse outcomes were recorded with a follow-up period of 6 weeks. The white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil ratio, and C-reactive protein (CRP) level from peripheral blood and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), interleukin 8 (IL-8), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) levels from cord blood were assessed.

resultsA total of 371 pregnant women were included. Pregnant women with GBS infection or HCA had a higher risk of pathological jaundice and premature rupture of membranes and higher levels of sICAM-1, IL-8, and TNF-α in umbilical cord blood. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis revealed that sICMA-1, IL-8, TNF-α, WBC, and CRP were significantly related to an increased HCA risk. For all included pregnant women, TNF-α had the largest receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area (area: 0.841; 95% CI: 0.778-0.904) of the biomarkers analyzed. TNF-α still had the largest area under the ROC curve (area: 0.898; 95% CI: 0.814-0.982) for non-GBS-infected pregnant women, who also exhibited a higher neutrophil ratio (area: 0.815; 95% CI: 0.645-0.985) and WBC (area: 0.849; 95% CI: 0.72-0.978), but all biomarkers had lower value in the diagnosis of HCA in GBS-infected pregnant women.

conclusionGBS infection and HCA correlated with several perinatal and neonatal adverse outcomes. TNF-α in cord blood and WBCs in peripheral blood had diagnostic value for HCA in non-GBS-infected pregnant women but not GBS-infected pregnant women.

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AdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChorioamnionitisFemaleFetal BloodFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfant, NewbornLeukocyte CountPlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomePremature BirthRisk AssessmentBiomarkersTNF protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaBiomarkersCase-controlChorioamnionitisDiagnosisGroup B streptococcus

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PMID33765949
PMCPMC7993527
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