Chorioamnionitis

Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D.

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PATHOGENS

Typically result of ascending infection from vaginal/cervical environments.
- Anaerobes
- E. coli
- Group B Streptococcus
- Mycoplasma spp.
- Ureaplasma urealyticum
- Chlamydophila trachomatis
- Neisseria gonorrhoea
- Candida (rare)
Listeria monocytogenes (transplacental)
Viruses may play a role in some cases (limited evidence): adenovirus, CMV

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Last updated: April 4, 2016

Citation

Auwaerter, Paul G. "Chorioamnionitis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540615/all/Chorioamnionitis.

Auwaerter PG. Chorioamnionitis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540615/all/Chorioamnionitis. Accessed March 21, 2019.

Auwaerter, P. G. (2016). Chorioamnionitis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540615/all/Chorioamnionitis

Auwaerter PG. Chorioamnionitis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 March 21]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540615/all/Chorioamnionitis.

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