Amniotic Fluid Infection in Preterm Pregnancies with Intact Membranes

Figure 1

Correlation of other AF biomarkers with AF-MMP-8 among IAI suspected cases. Correlation values were (a) MMP-9 ( = 0.71, ), (b) MPO ( = 0.748, ), (c) IL-6 ( = 0.749, ), (d) HNE ( = 0.749, ), (e) elafin ( = 0.403, ), (f) MMP-2 ( = 0.401, ), (g) TIMP-1 ( = 0.717, ), (h) MMP-8/TIMP-1 molar ratio ( = 0.949, ), and (i) CRP ( = 0.501, ).

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