Antibacterial activity of amniotic fluid
Woods, D.L.; Malan, A.F.; Gunston, K.D.; Steyn, D.L.; Meyer, J.; Dempster, W.S.
South African Medical Journal 55(26): 1059-1060
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 472962 Document Number: 140669
The antibacterial activity of amniotic fluid against Escherichia coli in the last month of pregnancy was reduced in an unselected sample of mothers delivering in Cape Town. Amniotic fluid zinc, required for normal antibacterial activity, was also reduced. These findings offer an explanation for the high incidence of amniotic fluid infection previously reported.
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