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Roberto Romero
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 1622
Citations - 121818
Roberto Romero is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Amniotic fluid & Pregnancy. The author has an hindex of 151, co-authored 1516 publications receiving 108321 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberto Romero include University of Michigan & Weizmann Institute of Science.
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Inflammation in preterm and term labour and delivery.
Roberto Romero,Jimmy Espinoza,Jimmy Espinoza,Luís F. Gonçalves,Luís F. Gonçalves,Juan Pedro Kusanovic,Lara A. Friel,Jyh Kae Nien +7 more
TL;DR: It is possible that modulation of inflammation using anti-inflammatory cytokines, corticoids, antioxidants and/or other factors may complement antibiotic therapy and limit fetal injury.
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Acute chorioamnionitis and funisitis: definition, pathologic features, and clinical significance.
Chong Jai Kim,Chong Jai Kim,Roberto Romero,Piya Chaemsaithong,Piya Chaemsaithong,Noppadol Chaiyasit,Noppadol Chaiyasit,Bo Hyun Yoon,Bo Hyun Yoon,Yeon Mee Kim,Yeon Mee Kim +10 more
TL;DR: The definition, pathogenesis, grading and staging, and clinical significance of the most common lesions in placental disease are reviewed and diagrams of the mechanisms of disease are provided.
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Infection and labor. III. Interleukin-1: a signal for the onset of parturition.
Roberto Romero,Dan T. Brody,E. Oyarzun,Moshe Mazor,Ying King Wu,John C. Hobbins,Scott K. Durum +6 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that interleukin-1 may play a role in the initiation of preterm labor associated with intraamniotic infection is supported.
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Infection and labor. VIII. Microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in patients with suspected cervical incompetence: prevalence and clinical significance.
Roberto Romero,Roberto Romero,Rogelio Gonzalez,Rogelio Gonzalez,Waldo Sepulveda,Waldo Sepulveda,Francisco Brandt,Francisco Brandt,Marcelo Ramirez,Marcelo Ramirez,Yoram Sorokin,Yoram Sorokin,Moshe Mazor,Moshe Mazor,Marjorie C. Treadwell,Marjorie C. Treadwell,David B. Cotton,David B. Cotton +17 more
TL;DR: Amniocentesis to determine the microbiologic characteristics of the amniotic cavity should be considered before a cerclage is placed in women presenting with cervical dilatation in the midtrimester of pregnancy.
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Intrauterine infection and prematurity.
TL;DR: Major efforts are required to determine why some women develop an ascending intrauterine infection and others do not and also what interventions may reduce the deleterious effect of systemic fetal inflammation.