Microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity with Ureaplasma urealyticum is associated with a robust host response in fetal, amniotic, and maternal compartments

Interleukin-6 concentrations in umbilical cord plasma are elevated in neonates with white matter lesions associated with periventricular leukomalacia

Bo Hyun Yoon, Roberto Romero, Soon Ha Yang et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1996 · 587 citations

Medicine, Immunology, Pediatrics +13

Amniotic fluid interleukin-6: A sensitive test for antenatal diagnosis of acute inflammatory lesions of preterm placenta and prediction of perinatal morbidity

Bo Hyun Yoon, Roberto Romero, Chong Jai Kim et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1995 · 501 citations

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17

Preterm Labor Associated With Subclinical Amniotic Fluid Infection and With Bacterial Vaginosis

Michael G. Gravett, Deborah Hummel, David A. Eschenbach et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1986 · 461 citations

Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics +14

The Association of Occult Amniotic Fluid Infection With Gestational Age and Neonatal Outcome Among Women in Preterm Labor

HEATHER D. WATTS, Marijane A. Krohn, Sharon L. Hillier et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1992 · 446 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Obstetrics +17

A comparative study of the diagnostic performance of amniotic fluid glucose, white blood cell count, interleukin-6, and Gram stain in the detection of microbial invasion in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes

Roberto Romero, Bo Hyun Yoon, Moshe Mazor et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1993 · 409 citations

Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics +17