Maternal septic shock secondary to amniocentesis at mid-gestation: A summary of 19 cases, including 2 new Chinese cases, and a literature review

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BACKGROUND: Amniocentesis is commonly performed to obtain a prenatal diagnosis. The most common indications for amniocentesis are abnormal foetal ultrasonography findings, followed by an increased risk of Down syndrome and advanced maternal age. The incidence of intra-amniotic infection is approximately 0.1%, and the risk of subclinical infection development after serial amniocentesis is no more than 0.5%. Septic...

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• Blood groups and transfusion
• Bone fractures and treatments
• Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
• Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
• Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
• Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
• Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
• Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

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Literature Corpus work

c85bd272-c0cc-50c4-8fe1-50e45fdff96b

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-1993499/v1