Publications by authors named "H Proempeler"
Background: In patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes, intrauterine inflammation and/or infection is frequently present, can lead to fetal inflammatory response syndrome, and is associated with adverse neonatal outcome. Clinical decision making requires balancing the potential benefits of pregnancy prolongation against the risk of intrauterine infection. Diagnostic tests in maternal serum are of moderate prediction value and amniocentesis is an invasive procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We sought to investigate the incidence, maternal risk factors, and perinatal outcomes of women with complete and partial placental retention in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Southwestern Germany.
Study Design: We performed an unmatched case-control study with cases occurring between July 2000 and June 2007. Women were included into the study if they completed at least the 24th week of gestation and were diagnosed with placental retention requiring surgical intervention.
Objective: To evaluate colonization, transmission rate and serotype distribution of group B streptococci (GBS) in pregnant women and infants born in a single University Center in Germany.
Methods: In a prospective study we collected cultures from pregnant women and ear cultures from newborns. We performed serotyping and susceptibility testing.
Background: During and shortly after birth, newborn infants are colonized with enterococci. This study analyzes predictors for early enterococcal colonization of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit and describes risk factors associated with multidrugresistant enterococci colonization and its seasonal patterns.
Methods: Over a 12-month period, we performed a prospective epidemiological study in 274 infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit.