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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinat Med. 2010 Mar;38(2):161–171. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2009.141

Figure 2. Amniotic fluid concentrations of Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) among women with spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) and intact membranes.

Figure 2

The median amniotic fluid concentration of PTX3 was significantly higher in women with intra-amniotic infection/inflammation (IAI) than in women who delivered preterm without IAI (7.9 ng/mL, IQR 1.7–35.3 vs. 0.38 ng/mL, IQR 0.22–0.82; p<0.001) and in those who delivered at term (0.55 ng/mL, IQR 0.24–1.19; p<0.001). Among women without IAI, there was no significant difference in the median amniotic fluid concentration of PTX3 between those who delivered preterm and those who delivered at term. (0.38 ng/mL, IQR 0.22-0.82 vs 0.55 ng/mL, IQR 0.24-1.19; p= 0.6).