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Congenital and opportunistic infections: Ureaplasma species and Mycoplasma hominis
2009, Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal MedicineCitation Excerpt :Both M. hominis and Ureaplasma spp. have been detected in the bloodstream of women with postpartum fever and septic abortion, with M. hominis being more common.21 Chorioamniotic colonization with Ureaplasma spp. is associated with a three-fold increased risk of post-Cesarean delivery endometritis and an eight-fold higher risk in women in whom the onset of labor was spontaneous.22 Given the large amount of evidence that links subclinical maternal infection with preterm labor, it has been postulated that the prophylactic use of antibiotics in pregnancy or adjunctive use of antibiotics for preterm labor should result in improved perinatal outcome.
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This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (HD 20928) to Dr. Cassell and the Agency for Health Care Policy Research Contract (DHHS 282-92-0055). Ms. Shah was supported by an NIH Training Grant to Dr. Cassell (T35HL07473).