The value of C-reactive protein in the detection of chorioamnionitis in cases of premature rupture of membranes
Berardi, J.C.; Hutin, S.; Godard, J.; Madinier, V.; Delanete, A.; Berardi-Grassias, L.
Revue Francaise de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique 86(3): 229-232
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-290X PMID: 1853045 Document Number: 377612
In a context of premature rupture of the membranes, the authors compare the sensitivity and ability to predict the onset of chorio-amnionitis of the conventional clinical signs (hyperthermia, fetal tachycardia, discolored amniotic fluid) and paraclinical signs (hyperleukocytosis and bacteriology of the amniotic fluid) with those of the assay of C reacting protein in the maternal plasma. The latter test is apparently more sensitive and of greater positive predictive value in this disorder.