mSep: investigating physiological and immune-metabolic biomarkers in septic and healthy pregnant women to predict feto-maternal immune health – a prospective observational cohort study protocol

Introduction Maternal sepsis remains a leading cause of death in pregnancy. Physiological adaptations to pregnancy obscure early signs of sepsis and can result in delays in recognition and treatment. Identifying biomarkers that can reliably diagnose sepsis will reduce morbidity and mortality and ant...

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Main Authors: Daniel White, Sarah Bell, Shaun Oram, Robert Andrews, Mallinath Chakraborty, Sarah Edkins, W John Watkins, Patrícia R S Rodrigues, Angela Strang, Summia Zaher, Simran Sharma, Luke C Davies, Linda Moet, James E McLaren, Valerie B O’Donnell, Peter Ghazal, Edward Parkinson, Nicos Angelopoulos, Freya Shepherd, Kate Megan Megan Davies, Kate Siddall, Vikki Keeping, Kathryn Simpson, Federica Faggian, Maryanne Bray, Claire Bertorelli, Rachel E Collis, Mario Labeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e066382.full