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Candida Chorioamnionitis Leads to Preterm Birth and Adverse Fetal-Neonatal Outcome
Joint Authors
Sato, Yuichiro
Sameshima, Hiroshi
Maki, Yohei
Fujisaki, Midori
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Candida chorioamnionitis is rare but can lead to neonatal infection, high mortality, and neurodevelopmental impairment.
We aimed to investigate maternal clinical features and perinatal outcomes and discuss future management strategies.
We reviewed the medical records of women with Candida chorioamnionitis at our hospital over a 10-year period (n=9) and previous published case reports and case series.
The most prevalent Candida species was C.
albicans (71.3% of the all cases).
The most prevalent predisposing condition was preterm premature rupture of membranes (31/123, 25.2%), followed by pregnancy with a retained intrauterine contraceptive device (26/123, 21.1%) and pregnancy after in vitro fertilization (25/123, 20.3%).
Preterm labor was the most common symptom (52/123, 42.3%), and only 13% of cases involved fever.
Of the infants, 27% of the singletons and 23.8% of the twins were born before 22 gestational weeks, while 60% of the singletons and 76.2% of the twins were born at 22–36 weeks.
The median birth weight of the babies born after 22 weeks was 1230 g.
The mortality rates of the singletons and twins born after 22 weeks of gestation in the year 2000 or later were 28.6% and 52.4%, respectively.
Antenatal treatment for Candida chorioamnionitis has not been established.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maki, Yohei& Fujisaki, Midori& Sato, Yuichiro& Sameshima, Hiroshi. 2017. Candida Chorioamnionitis Leads to Preterm Birth and Adverse Fetal-Neonatal Outcome. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maki, Yohei…[et al.]. Candida Chorioamnionitis Leads to Preterm Birth and Adverse Fetal-Neonatal Outcome. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156848
American Medical Association (AMA)
Maki, Yohei& Fujisaki, Midori& Sato, Yuichiro& Sameshima, Hiroshi. Candida Chorioamnionitis Leads to Preterm Birth and Adverse Fetal-Neonatal Outcome. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156848
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156848