Evaluation of quantitative fFn test in predicting the risk of preterm birth
- Resource Type
- research-article
- Authors
- Centra, Michela; Coata, Giuliana; Picchiassi, Elena; Alfonsi, Luisa; Meniconi, Samanta; Bini, Vittorio; Di Tommaso, Maria Rosaria; Cozzolino, Mauro; Facchinetti, Fabio; Ferrari, Francesca; Gervasi, Maria Teresa; Rusconi, Silvia; Todros, Tullia; Frisina, Valentina; Rizzo, Nicola; Bisulli, Maria; Di Renzo, Gian Carlo
- Source
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 45(1):91-98
- Subject
- Preterm birth prediction (PTB)
quantitative fetal fibronectin (qfFN)
symptomatic women
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- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1619-3997
0300-5577
Objective: To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of quantitative fetal fibronectin (qfFN) test in predicting preterm birth (PTB) risk Methods: Measurement of cervicovaginal qfFN with Rapid fFN 10Q System (Hologic) in 126 women with singleton pregnancy (23–33 weeks’ gestation) reporting signs and symptoms indicative of preterm labour (PTL).Results: For PTB prediction risk Conclusions: The QfFN thresholds of tests are a useful tool to distinguish pregnant women for PTB prediction risk