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ReviewBiomedicines2023

Chorioamnionitis: An Update on Diagnostic Evaluation.

Sean W D Carter, Samantha Neubronner, Lin Lin Su, Pradip Dashraath, Citra Mattar, Sebastián E Illanes, Mahesh A Choolani, Matthew W Kemp

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Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Maternal infection in the context of actively managed prelabor rupture of membranes at term: An observational study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  14. Research Progress on perinatalFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  16. Treatment strategies for intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation in preterm labor cases.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2025
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  20. Infection-Related Preterm Birth.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Sean W D CarterDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.ORCID 0009-0000-3441-3186
Samantha NeubronnerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Lin Lin SuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Pradip DashraathDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Citra MattarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Sebastián E IllanesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Mahesh A ChoolaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
Matthew W KempDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGNational University Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chorioamnionitis remains a major cause of preterm birth and maternal and neonatal morbidity. We reviewed the current evidence for the diagnostic tests of chorioamnionitis and how this relates to clinical practice today. A comprehensive literature search and review was conducted on chorioamnionitis and intra-uterine inflammation. Data from randomized control trials and systematic reviews were prioritized. This review highlights that sterile inflammation plays an important role in chorioamnionitis and that the current tests for chorioamnionitis including clinical criteria, maternal plasma and vaginal biomarkers lack diagnostic accuracy. Concerningly, these tests often rely on detecting an inflammatory response after damage has occurred to the fetus. Care should be taken when interpreting current investigations for the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis and how they guide obstetric/neonatal management. There is an urgent need for further validation of current diagnostic tests and the development of novel, accurate, minimally invasive tests that detect subclinical intra-uterine inflammation.

Indexed as

biomarkerschorioamnionitisdiagnosisobstetric medicinesterile inflammation

Identifiers

PMID38001923
PMCPMC10669668
OpenAlexW4388020350

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