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Re: Placenta cultures From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sun Apr 9 10:55:27 2006 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Placenta cultures" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Placenta cultures" In reply to: S Osterling M.D.: "Re: Placenta cultures" Placental pathology is definitely in the eye of the pathologist. Art At Sun, 9 Apr 2006, S Osterling M.D. wrote: > >Robert, > >This was the best question on the thread. Not how you do the test, but >why do the test. > >I send placenta cultures twice a year maybe - in cases of unexplained >preterm birth, kids where i see mec at early gesataional age, cases >where things don't seem routine and the literature supports infection >as a possible cause. > >In a similar vein, what it your take on sending placentas to pathology? > >PS is it placentas or placentae? > >On Apr 8, 2006, at 1:54 PM, RModugno@aol.com wrote: > >> In a message dated 4/8/2006 12:23:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, >> Stmidwife@aol.com writes: >>> >>> I was taught to do anaerobic and aerobic along surface and sweep >>> inside membranes. >>> >>> SueJust to be a devil's advocate. Why in the heck do we NEED to do >>> cultures of the placenta. Don't we KNOW what organisms are involved >>> in amniotic fluid infection? We usually give broad-spectrum >>> antibiotic coverage. I don't see any reason to do it unless you are >>> looking to document the more esoteric infections. Educate me! >> >> Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG >> Marietta, GA > >S. Osterling M.D. >California -- art fougner, md Support Free Speech Buy Danish! Next message: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Placenta cultures" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Placenta cultures" In reply to: S Osterling M.D.: "Re: Placenta cultures"

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