The peroxidase content and the antibacterial activity of the amniotic fluid
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 58 (1) , 49-51
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016347909154913
Abstract
A possible relationship between the antibacterial activity of [human] amniotic fluid and its peroxidase content was examined. Antibacterial activity, assessed by counting colonies of Staphylococcus aureus following 24 h incubation, was present in 76% of the samples studied. It was not related to gestational age. Peroxidase activity, assessed by the 0-dianisidine method, was not found in any of the amniotic fluid samples examined.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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