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    • Allergy-induced preterm labor after the ingestion of shellfish 
      Romero, Roberto; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Muñoz Salazar, Hernán; Gómez, Ricardo; Lamont, Ronald F.; Yeo, Lami (2010-04)
      Preterm parturition is a syndrome caused by several mechanisms of disease, including intrauterine infection/inflammation, uteroplacental ischemia, uterine overdistension, cervical disease, maternal/fetal stress, abnormal ...
    • Comparison of two identification and susceptibility test kits for Ureaplasma spp and Mycoplasma hominis in ... 
      Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Vargas, Paula; Ferrer Márquez, Fernando; Díaz, Francisco; Córdova, Víctor; Martinovic Titiro, Carolina; Valdés, Rafael; Rosas, Alejandra; Luna, Daniela; Silva, Pablo; Silva, Karla; Nilo, María Elena; Silva, María José; Espejo, Eduardo; Zambrano, María Andrea; García, Jhon; Parra Lara, Luis Gabriel; Escobar, María Fernanda (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Objective:Ureaplasma urealyticumandMycoplasma hominisare the most common microorganisms found in the amniotic fluid of patients at risk for preterm delivery. However, culture techniques for genital mycoplasms require special ...
    • Damage-control resuscitation in obstetrics 
      Carvajal, Javier A.; Ramos, Isabella; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Escobar, María F. (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Severe obstetric hemorrhage is a catastrophic event and represents the main cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The elevated mortality rate due to hemorrhage is associated with metabolic complications and ...
    • Early pregnancy levels of gingival crevicular fluid matrix metalloproteinases-8 and −9 are associated with ... 
      Chaparro, Alejandra; Realini, Ornella; Hernández Ríos, Marcela; Albers, Daniela; Weber, Laura; Ramírez, Valeria; Param, Fernanda; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Sorsa, Timo; Rice, Gregory Edward; Illanes, Sebastián E. (Wiley, 2020)
      Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide and women with a history of GDM are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes which is a risk factor for periodontitis. Aim To explore the association ...
    • Effectiveness of a normative nutrition intervention in Chilean pregnant women on maternal and neonatal ... 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Araya, Marcela; Casanello, Paola; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Oxford, 2020)
      Background: Some nutritional interventions have shown their efficacy in reducing gestational weight gain (GWG); however, their applicability in routine care is limited. Objective: We assessed the effectiveness of a ...
    • Increased Na, K, Cl cotransporter and Na, K-ATPase activity of vascular tissue in two-kidney Goldblatt hypertension 
      Goecke Sariego, Irmgadt; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Serrano, Mariano; Charlin, Tomas; Zuniga, Alvaro; Marusic, Elisa (1998)
      The properties of the Na/K pump and Na, K, Cl cotransporter were studied in vascular tissue of two-kidney Goldblatt hypertensive rats. These transport systems were measured as ouabain-sensitive and bumetanide-sensitive ...
    • Maternal sepsis 
      Escobar, María Fernanda; Echavarría, María Paula; Zambrano, María Andrea; Ramos, Isabella; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro (Elsevier, 2020)
      Maternal sepsis is "a life-threatening condition defined as an organ dysfunction caused by an infection during pregnancy, delivery, puerperium, or after an abortion," with the potential to save millions of lives if a proper ...
    • Periodontitis and placental growth factor in oral fluids are early pregnancy predictors of gestational ... 
      Chaparro, Alejandra; Zúñiga, Edgardo; Varas-Godoy, Manuel; Albers, Daniela; Ramírez, Valeria; Hernández, Marcela; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Acuña-Gallardo, Stephanie; Rice, Gregory; Illanes, Sebastián E. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2018)
      © 2018 American Academy of Periodontology. Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects around 7% to 10% of all pregnancies. Early detection of predisposition to GDM is the first step in developing efficacious ...
    • Tissue factor activity in women with preeclampsia or SGA: a potential explanation for the excessive thrombin ... 
      Erez, Offer; Romero, Roberto; Vaisbuch, Edi; Gabor Than, Nandor; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Mazaki Tovi, Shali; Gotsch, Francesca; Mittal, Pooja; Dong, Zhong; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Jai Kim, Chong; Nhan Chang, Chia Ling; Kwon Kim, Sun; Yeo, Lami; Mazor, Moshe; Hassan, Sonia S. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
      Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the activity of tissue factor (TF) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) in the plasma of women with preeclampsia (PE) and small for gestational age (SGA) ...
    • Transabdominal collection of amniotic fluid "sludge" and identification of Candida albicans intra amniotic ... 
      Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Romero, Roberto; Martinovic, Carolina; Silva, Karla; Erez, Offer; Maymon, Eli; Díaz, Francisco; Ferrer, Fernando; Valdés, Rafael; Cordova, Víctor; Vargas, Paula; Nilo, María Elena; Le Cerf, Patricio (Taylor & Francis, 2018)
      A G3P2 patient who conceived while using an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) presented at 20weeks of gestation with mild irregular uterine contractions and vaginal bleeding. Sonographic examination at admission ...