Chorioamnionitis: Case definition & guidelines for data
collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety
data
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- 'Elsevier BV'
Abstract
Chorioamnionitis is a term encompassing a broad spectrum of
disease during pregnancy that is characterized by inflammation
and/or infection of intrauterine structures such as the placenta,
the chorion and amnion. The clinical presentation
of chorioamnionitis can vary based on clinical, microbiologic, and
histologic factors which interact and overlap to varying degrees