Browsing by Author "Romero, Roberto"

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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 ...
    • Antibiotic administration to patients with preterm labor and intact membranes: Is there a beneficial effect ... 
      Ovalle Salas, Víctor; Romero, Roberto; Gómez, Ricardo; Martínez Tagle, María Angélica; Nien, Jyh Kae; Ferrand, Pedro; Aspillaga Manterola, Carlos; Figueroa, Jorge (TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2006-08)
      Objective. To determine whether broad-spectrum antibiotic administration to patients with preterm labor and intact membranes is associated with an improvement in neonatal and maternal outcomes, particularly in patients ...
    • Antibiotic treatment of patients with term Premature Rupture Of Membranes: A randomized clinical trial 
      Ovalle, Alfredo; Gómez, Ricardo; Martínez, María Angélica; Giglio, Margherita; Bianchi, Raúl; Díaz, Luis; Sáez, Jaime; Poblete, J.; Romero, Roberto (1998)
      Background/objective: Subclinical microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in patients with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at term occurs in 34% of cases and is a risk factor for puerperal endometritis. This study ...
    • Characterization of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Transcriptome and Biological Pathways in ... 
      Mazaki-Tovi, Shali; Vaisbuch, Edi; Tarca, Adi L.; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Than, Nandor Gabor; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Dong, Zhong; Hassan, Sonia S.; Romero, Roberto (Public Library Science, 2015)
      Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the transcriptome of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues between pregnant and non-pregnant women. Study Design The transcriptome of paired visceral and ...
    • Clinical chorioamnionitis at term II: the intra-amniotic inflammatory response 
      Romero, Roberto; Chaemsaithong, Piya; Korzeniewski, Steven J.; Tarca, Adi L.; Bhatti, Gaurav; Xu, Zhonghui; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Dong, Zhong; Docheva, Nikolina; Martínez Varea, Alicia; Yoon, Bo Hyun; Hassan, Sonia S.; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Yeo, Lami (Walter De Gruyter GMBH, 2016)
      Objective: Recent studies indicate that clinical chorioamnionitis is a heterogeneous condition and only approximately one-half of the patients have bacteria in the amniotic cavity, which is often associated with intra-amniotic ...
    • Clinical chorioamnionitis at term III: how well do clinical criteria perform in the identification of proven ... 
      Romero, Roberto; Chaemsaithong, Piya; Korzeniewski, Steven J.; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Docheva, Nikolina; Martínez Varea, Alicia; Ahmed, Ahmed I.; Yoon, Bo Hyun; Hassan, Sonia S.; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Yeo, Lami (Walter De Gruyter GMBH, 2016)
      Objective: The diagnosis of clinical chorioamnionitis is based on a combination of signs [fever, maternal or fetal tachycardia, foul-smelling amniotic fluid (AF), uterine tenderness and maternal leukocytosis]. Bacterial ...
    • Clinical chorioamnionitis at term IV: the maternal plasma cytokine profile 
      Romero, Roberto; Chaemsaithong, Piya; Docheva, Nikolina; Korzeniewski, Steven J.; Tarca, Adi L.; Bhatti, Gaurav; Xu, Zhonghui; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Dong, Zhong; Chaiyasit, Noppadol; Ahmed, Ahmed I.; Hyun Yoon, Bo; Hassan, Sonia S.; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Yeo, Lami (Walter De Gruyter GMBH, 2016)
      Introduction: Fever is a major criterion for clinical chorioamnionitis; yet, many patients with intrapartum fever do not have demonstrable intra-amniotic infection. Some cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, ...
    • Clinical chorioamnionitis at term V: umbilical cord plasma cytokine profile in the context of a systemic ... 
      Romero, Roberto; Chaemsaithong, Piya; Docheva, Nikolina; Korzeniewski, Steven J.; Tarca, Adi L.; Bhatti, Gaurav; Xu, Zhonghui; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Chaiyasit, Noppadol; Dong, Zhong; Yoon, Bo Hyun; Hassan, Sonia S.; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Yeo, Lami; Kim, Yeon Mee (Walter De Gruyter GMBH, 2016)
      Objective: Microbial invasion of the fetus due to intra-amniotic infection can lead to a systemic inflammatory response characterized by elevated concentrations of cytokines in the umbilical cord plasma/serum. Clinical ...
    • Clinical chorioamnionitis at term VI: acute chorioamnionitis and funisitis according to the presence or ... 
      Romero, Roberto; Chaemsaithong, Piya; Docheva, Nikolina; Korzeniewski, Steven J.; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Yoon, Bo Hyun; Kim, Jung-Sun; Chaiyasit, Noppadol; Ahmed, Ahmed I.; Qureshi, Faisal; Jacques, Suzanne M.; Kim, Chong Jai; Hassan, Sonia S.; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Yeo, Lami; Kim, Yeon Mee (Walter De Gruyter GMBH, 2016)
      Objective: Neonates born to mothers with clinical chorioamnionitis at term are at an increased risk of infection. Acute subchorionitis, chorioamnionitis, and funisitis are considered placental histologic features consistent ...
    • Gingival crevicular placental alkaline phosphatase is an early pregnancy biomarker for pre-eclampsia 
      Chaparro, Alejandra; Monckeberg, Maximiliano; Realini, Ornella; Hernández Ríos, Emma Marcela; Param Agurto, Maria Fernanda; Albers Busquets, Daniela; Ramírez, Valeria; Kusanovic Pivcevic, Juan Pedro; Romero, Roberto; Rice, Gregory; Illanes, Sebastián E. (MDPI, 2021)
      Early and innovative diagnostic strategies are required to predict the risk of developing pre-eclampsia (PE). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) placental alkaline ...