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Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes between 34 and 37 Weeks: A Point-of-Care Test of Vaginal Fluid Interleukin-6
Marian Kacerovsky1, Ivana Musilova, Tomas Bestvina
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate whether a previously reported vaginal fluid point-of-care interleukin (IL)-6 cut-off value of 2,500 pg/mL can be used for the identification intra-amniotic inflammation in women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) between 34 and 37 weeks.
Material And Methods:
A prospective cohort study was conducted in women with singleton gestation complicated by PPROM between 34 + 0 and 36 + 6 weeks. Vaginal fluid was successfully obtained in 118 women from the posterior vaginal fornix via aspiration using a sterile urine sample tube with a suction tip. Amniotic fluid was obtained via transabdominal amniocentesis. IL-6 concentrations were assessed in both fluids immediately after sampling. Intra-amniotic inflammation was defined as an amniotic fluid point-of-care IL-6 concentration of ≥745 pg/mL.
Results:
The tested vaginal fluid IL-6 cut-off value had a sensitivity of 91%, specificity of 91%, positive predictive value of 50%, negative predictive value of 99%, positive likelihood ratio of 9.7, and negative likelihood ratio of 0.1 for the identification of intra-amniotic inflammation.
Conclusion:
The point-of-care vaginal fluid IL-6 test with a cut-off value of 2,500 pg/mL shows good sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value for the identification of intra-amniotic inflammation in PPROM between 34 and 37 weeks.
