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Detection of Creatinine in Vaginal Fluid for Diagnosis of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

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Background: to evaluate the role of vaginal fluid creatinine level in diagnosis of preterm prelabour rupture of membranes among patients giving history of amniotic fluid leak. Objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of vaginal fluid creatinine level in the vaginal fluid for diagnosis of prelabour premature rupture of membranes. Patients and Methods: 100 pregnant women with gestational age 24: 37 weeks gestation participated in the present study divided into 2 groups. Group I (confirmed PROM group) & group II (control non-PROM group). All patients underwent a sterile speculum examination for detection of amniotic fluid pooling in the posterior vaginal fornix followed by taking 3ml from vaginal fluid. Creatinine measurement was done using ELISA. Results: The mean creatinine levels in vaginal fluid in group (I) & group (II) were.70 ± 0.88 and.04 ± 0.18 mIU/mL respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P value < 0.001). With creatinine cut-off value of 0.25 mIU/ml, the sensitivity & specificity in confirming PROM were 72 and 94% respectively. Conclusion: Creatinine level was significantly higher in pregnant women with definite PROM. Therefore, vaginal fluid creatinine can be used as an easy, rapid, reliable and non-invasive test for confirming the diagnosis of PROM and can be used as an adjunctive test in equivocal cases.

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10.21608/ejhm.2019.33364

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creatinine, preterm prelabour rupture of membranes

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Ismail T.

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El-Garhy

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine – Al-Azhar University

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Noha M.

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Sabry

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine – Al-Azhar University

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Medhat A.

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Abdel-Gahfar

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Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine – Al-Azhar University

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Ahmed A.

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Ahmed

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine – Al-Azhar University

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ahmeddr107@gmail.com

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75

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5

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5450

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2019-04-01

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2019-05-27

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2019-04-01

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2,894

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2,899

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Detection of Creatinine in Vaginal Fluid for Diagnosis of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

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22 Jan 2023