The value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity
Objectives: Our purpose was to (1) determine the value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and (2) compare interleukin-6 to other rapid tests in the evaluation of preterm labor. Study Design: Amniotic fluid interleukin-6 was det...
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1994
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10461 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9378(94)70057-5 http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937894700575 |
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| الملخص: | Objectives: Our purpose was to (1) determine the value of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination in the detection of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and (2) compare interleukin-6 to other rapid tests in the evaluation of preterm labor. Study Design: Amniotic fluid interleukin-6 was determined quantitatively by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 91 amniotic fluid specimens obtained by amniocentesis in 89 patients with preterm labor. Amniotic fluid cultures for aerobes, anaerobes, and mycoplasma species were performed. Receiver-operator characteristic curve analysis, logistic regression analysis, and Cox's proportional-hazards model were used to explore the relationship between several explanatory and outcome variables. Diagnostic index values of interleukin-6, glucose level, Gram stain, leukocyte esterase; and limulus amebocyte lysate assay for prediction of a positive amniotic fluid culture, preterm delivery, clinical infection, and neonatal sepsis were calculated. Results: The prevalence of positive amniotic fluid cultures was 13% (12/89). The median interleukin-6 concentration in patients with positive cultures was 241.8 ng/ml, in contrast to 0.291 ng/ml in patients with negative cultures (p. < 0.005). Sensitivity and specificity of an interleukin-6 level ≥ 6.17 ng/ml was 75% and 79%, in contrast to that of glucose, ≤ 12 mg/dl (83% and 86%) for a positive amniotic fluid culture and sensitivity (p = 0.26, z test). All patients with an interleukin-6 level>6.17 ng/ml were delivered preterm, in contrast to 85.2% of patients with a glucose level ≤ 12 mg/dl. When all rapid tests and clinical parameters were considered simultaneously in the logistic model, only interleukin-6 maintained a significant relationship to preterm birth (odds ratio 35, p = 0.003). Cox's proportional analysis demonstrated a strong relationship between interleukin-6 and the amniocentesis-to-delivery interval after clinical variables were controlled for (hazard ratio 3.01, p < 0.00001). Conclusion: Amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determination may be a useful adjunct to our armamentarium of rapid tests to exclude infection and predict delivery in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes. |
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