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Original Article

A rapid interleukin-6 bedside test for the identification of intra-amniotic inflammation in preterm labor with intact membranes

Piya ChaemsaithongDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA,
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Roberto RomeroDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, ;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Steven J. KorzeniewskiDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA, and
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Alicia Martinez-VareaDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA,
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Zhong DongDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA,
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Bo Hyun YoonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sonia S. HassanDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA,
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Tinnakorn ChaiworapongsaDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA,
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Lami YeoDivision of Intramural Research, Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI, USA, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA,
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Pages 349-359 | Received 24 Nov 2014, Accepted 08 Jan 2015, Published online: 23 Mar 2015

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