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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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Infection in the pathogenesis of preterm labor
Roberto Romero,Moshe Mazor,Moshe Mazor,Ying King Wu,Ying King Wu,Marina Sirtori,Marina Sirtori,E. Oyarzun,E. Oyarzun,Mitchell,Mitchell,John C. Hobbins,John C. Hobbins +12 more
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The Preterm Labor Syndrome
TL;DR: The evidence is reviewed that preterm labor is a pathologic condition caused by multiple etiologies, and hence should be considered a syndrome: the Preterm Labor Syndrome.
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The relationship among inflammatory lesions of the umbilical cord (funisitis), umbilical cord plasma interleukin 6 concentration, amniotic fluid infection, and neonatal sepsis.
Bo Hyun Yoon,Roberto Romero,Joong Shin Park,Miha Kim,Soo-Young Oh,Chong Jai Kim,Jong Kwan Jun +6 more
TL;DR: Umbilical cord plasma interleukin 6 concentrations were higher in neonates born with funisitis than in those without this lesion, and this difference remained significant after adjustment for gestational age at birth.
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Funisitis and chorionic vasculitis: the histological counterpart of the fetal inflammatory response syndrome
Percy Pacora,Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa,Eli Maymon,Yeon Mee Kim,Ricardo Gomez,Bo Hyun Yoon,Fabio Ghezzi,Stanley M. Berry,Faisal Qureshi,Suzanne M. Jacques,J. C. Kim,Nicholas Kadar,Roberto Romero +12 more
TL;DR: Fetuses with funisitis had significantly higher rates of clinical and histological chorioamnionitis, and neonatal infectious morbidity (proven + suspected sepsis) than fetuses withoutfunisitis and those without inflammation had a significantly higher rate of histological signs of inflammation in the extraplacental membranes and umbilical cord.
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Meta-analysis of the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and preterm delivery/low birth weight.
TL;DR: Clinical and epidemiologic evidence indicates a strong association between untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria and LBW/preterm delivery and that antibiotic treatment is effective in reducing the occurrence of LBW.