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Chorioamnionitis: from pathogenesis to treatment M.J. Czikk, F.P. McCarthy, K.E. Murphy Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 17, Issue 9, Pages 1304-1311 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03574.x Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Photomicrographs of a normal chorionic plate (a) and a chorionic plate with severe acute chorioamnionitis (b). Note the extensive neutrophil infiltration throughout the entire chorionic plate in the placenta affected by acute chorioamnionitis. Original magnification ×250. Photomicrographs courtesy of Dr Sarah Keating. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2011 17, 1304-1311DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03574.x) Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions