Subclinical chorioamnionitis: an unrecognised risk factor for severe pulmonary haemorrhage in extremely low birth weight infants

Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Feb;164(2):111-2. doi: 10.1007/s00431-004-1552-4. Epub 2004 Oct 2.

Authors

Claudio De Felice¹, Giuseppe Latini, Chiara Ginanneschi, Rosa Santopietro, Paolo Toti, Giuseppe Fanetti, Maria Luisa La Gamma, Franco Bagnoli

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, "Le Scotte" General Hospital, Viale M. Bracci 16, 53100 Siena, Italy. defelice.claudio@libero.it

PMID: 15583934
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1552-4

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Chorioamnionitis / physiopathology*
Female
Hemorrhage / physiopathology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
Lung Diseases / physiopathology*
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Pregnancy
Risk Factors