{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]],"date-time":"2026-09-17T06:46:53Z","timestamp":1789627613634,"version":"build-2803163510"},"reference-count":19,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","issue":"2","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2005,2,1]],"date-time":"2005-02-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1107216000000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2005,2]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,2,3]],"date-time":"2005-02-03T12:16:49Z","timestamp":1107433009000},"page":"489-496","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":55,"title":["Combination of vaginal pH with vaginal sialidase and prolidase activities for prediction of low birth weight and preterm birth"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"192","author":[{"given":"Sabina","family":"Cauci","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"James","family":"McGregor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Poul","family":"Thorsen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jakob","family":"Grove","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Secondo","family":"Guaschino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"972","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM198810133191503","article-title":"A case-control study of chorionamniotic infection and histologic chorioamnionitis in prematurity","volume":"319","author":"Hillier","year":"1988","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"677","DOI":"10.1016\/S0095-5108(03)00110-6","article-title":"Infection as a cause of preterm birth","volume":"30","author":"Goldenberg","year":"2003","journal-title":"Clin Perinatol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"157","DOI":"10.1016\/0002-9378(95)90184-1","article-title":"Prevention of premature birth by screening and treatment for common genital tract infections: results of a prospective controlled evaluation","volume":"173","author":"McGregor","year":"1995","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1737","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199512283332604","article-title":"Association between bacterial vaginosis and preterm delivery of a low-birth-weight infant. The vaginal infections and prematurity study group","volume":"333","author":"Hillier","year":"1995","journal-title":"N Engl J Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"580","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9378(98)70442-9","article-title":"Few microorganisms associated with bacterial vaginosis may constitute the pathologic core: a population-based microbiologic study among 3596 pregnant women","volume":"178","author":"Thorsen","year":"1998","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.1016\/0002-9343(83)91112-9","article-title":"Nonspecific vaginitis: diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations","volume":"74","author":"Amsel","year":"1983","journal-title":"Am J Med"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1698","DOI":"10.1086\/314505","article-title":"Impairment of the mucosal immune system: IgA and IgM cleavage detected in vaginal washings of a subgroup of patients with bacterial vaginosis","volume":"178","author":"Cauci","year":"1998","journal-title":"J Infect Dis"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"511","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9378(98)70430-2","article-title":"Immunoglobulin A response against Gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin and sialidase activity in bacterial vaginosis","volume":"178","author":"Cauci","year":"1998","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"663","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.30.3.663-666.1992","article-title":"Sialidases (neuraminidases) in bacterial vaginosis and bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora","volume":"30","author":"Briselden","year":"1992","journal-title":"J Clin Microbiol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1048","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9378(94)70098-2","article-title":"Bacterial vaginosis is associated with prematurity and vaginal fluid mucinase and sialidase: results of a controlled trial of topical clindamycin cream","volume":"170","author":"McGregor","year":"1994","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"737","DOI":"10.1016\/0002-9378(91)90320-Q","article-title":"A new proline aminopeptidase assay for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis","volume":"165","author":"Schoonmaker","year":"1991","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"877","DOI":"10.1067\/mob.2002.127454","article-title":"Vaginal hydrolytic enzymes, immunoglobulin A against Gardnerella vaginalis toxin, and risk of early preterm birth among women in preterm labor with bacterial vaginosis or intermediate flora","volume":"187","author":"Cauci","year":"2002","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"435","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.41.1.435-438.2003","article-title":"Determination of immunoglobulin A against Gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin, sialidase, and prolidase activities in vaginal fluid: implications for adverse pregnancy outcomes","volume":"41","author":"Cauci","year":"2003","journal-title":"J Clin Microbiol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"831","DOI":"10.1067\/mob.2003.184","article-title":"Early pregnancy threshold vaginal pH and Gram stain scores predictive of subsequent preterm birth in asymptomatic women","volume":"188","author":"Hauth","year":"2003","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1150","DOI":"10.1067\/S0002-9378(03)00582-9","article-title":"Elevated vaginal pH and neutrophils are associated strongly with early spontaneous preterm birth","volume":"189","author":"Simhan","year":"2003","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1614","DOI":"10.1086\/340417","article-title":"Correlation of local interleukin-8 with immunoglobulin A against Gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin and with prolidase and sialidase levels in women with bacterial vaginosis","volume":"185","author":"Cauci","year":"2002","journal-title":"J Infect Dis"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"96","DOI":"10.1097\/00007435-199902000-00007","article-title":"Race\/ethnicity, vaginal flora patterns and pH during pregnancy","volume":"26","author":"Royce","year":"1999","journal-title":"Sex Transm Dis"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S167","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2003.10.391","article-title":"Comparison of biochemical profiles of vaginal fluid in BV-positive pregnant U.S. versus European women","volume":"189","author":"Cauci","year":"2003","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023_bib19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1151","DOI":"10.1016\/S0002-9378(99)70609-5","article-title":"The preterm prediction study: failure of midtrimester cervical sialidase level elevation to predict subsequent spontaneous preterm birth","volume":"180","author":"Andrews","year":"1999","journal-title":"Am J Obstet Gynecol"}],"container-title":["American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0002937804007835?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0002937804007835?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,5]],"date-time":"2020-04-05T15:23:08Z","timestamp":1586100188000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0002937804007835"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2005,2]]},"references-count":19,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2005,2]]}},"alternative-id":["S0002937804007835"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajog.2004.07.023","relation":{},"ISSN":["0002-9378"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0002-9378","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2005,2]]}}}