Clinical Chorioamnionitis-Analysis of the Incubation Period in Patients with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

Yitzhak Romem; Jeffrey Greenspoon; Raul Artal

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999978

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 1985; 2(4): 314-316
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999978

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Clinical Chorioamnionitis-Analysis of the Incubation Period in Patients with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

Yitzhak Romem, Jeffrey Greenspoon, Raul Artal

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine and Women's Hospital, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Rankit analysis of the incubation periods in 37 patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes and chorioamnionitis was done. The analysis revealed the existence of three distinctive groups: short (6.4 ± 2.9 hours), medium (40 ± 24.5), and long (210 ± 75 hours) incubation period. It is postulated that in the short incubation period group the preterm premature rupture of membranes is a result, rather than the cause, of the infection.

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