Title

Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

June 28, 2024

Last Updated Month/Year

July 12, 2024

Document Type

Consensus

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

This Clinical Practice Update provides guidance on the diagnostic criteria used in a clinical setting in which intraamniotic infection is suspected. This document updates Committee Opinion No. 712, Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection (Obstet Gynecol 2017;130:e95–101). For this Clinical Practice Update, the diagnosis of suspected intraamniotic infection is made when the maternal temperature is greater than or equal to 39.0°C or when the maternal temperature is 38.0–38.9°C and one additional clinical risk factor is present. The diagnosis of suspected intraamniotic infection may also be made in the absence of maternal fever when other associated clinical signs and symptoms are present.

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Adolescent, Adult

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Outpatient

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Diagnosis

Keywords

Intraamniotic Infection

Source Citation

ACOG Clinical Practice Update: Update on Criteria for Suspected Diagnosis of Intraamniotic Infection. Obstetrics & Gynecology 144(1):p e17-e19, July 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005593