Umbilical cord blood concentration of soluble scavenger receptor for hemoglobin, but not pentraxin 3, is of value for the early postpartum identification of the presence of histological chorioamnionitis
2011
Abstract
Histological chorioamnionitis (HCA) is associated with a significant increase of umbilical cord blood sCD163, but not PTX3 concentration. Umbilical cord blood sCD163 seems to be a postpartum marker of the presence of HCA.