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Maternal Fever

MedGen UID:
457532
Concept ID:
C2985306
Sign or Symptom

Definition

The elevation of body temperature in a pregnant mother above 38 degrees C or more than 101 degrees F, and may be indicative of an infection. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal Fever

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Patel S, Ciechanowicz S, Blumenfeld YJ, Sultan P
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1283-S1304.e1. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.06.026. PMID: 36925412
Higgins RD, Saade G, Polin RA, Grobman WA, Buhimschi IA, Watterberg K, Silver RM, Raju TNK; Chorioamnionitis Workshop Participants
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Mar;127(3):426-436. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001246. PMID: 26855098Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Charlier C, Disson O, Lecuit M
Virulence 2020 Dec;11(1):391-397. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2020.1759287. PMID: 32363991Free PMC Article
Sultan P, David AL, Fernando R, Ackland GL
Anesth Analg 2016 May;122(5):1546-53. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001195. PMID: 27101499
Higgins RD, Saade G, Polin RA, Grobman WA, Buhimschi IA, Watterberg K, Silver RM, Raju TNK; Chorioamnionitis Workshop Participants
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Mar;127(3):426-436. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001246. PMID: 26855098Free PMC Article
Goetzl L
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2012 Jun;25(3):292-9. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3283530d7c. PMID: 22473213

Diagnosis

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Claassen CC, Keenan WJ
Neoreviews 2019 Mar;20(3):e145-e151. doi: 10.1542/neo.20-3-e145. PMID: 31261052
Peng CC, Chang JH, Lin HY, Cheng PJ, Su BH
Pediatr Neonatol 2018 Jun;59(3):231-237. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2017.09.001. PMID: 29066072
Higgins RD, Saade G, Polin RA, Grobman WA, Buhimschi IA, Watterberg K, Silver RM, Raju TNK; Chorioamnionitis Workshop Participants
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Mar;127(3):426-436. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001246. PMID: 26855098Free PMC Article
Gilstrap LC 3rd, Cox SM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1989 Jun;16(2):373-9. PMID: 2674804

Therapy

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Hlinecká Kristýna, Bartošová Tereza, Bláha Jan
Ceska Gynekol 2021;86(5):355-361. doi: 10.48095/cccg2021355. PMID: 34736336
Sultan P, David AL, Fernando R, Ackland GL
Anesth Analg 2016 May;122(5):1546-53. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001195. PMID: 27101499
Higgins RD, Saade G, Polin RA, Grobman WA, Buhimschi IA, Watterberg K, Silver RM, Raju TNK; Chorioamnionitis Workshop Participants
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Mar;127(3):426-436. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001246. PMID: 26855098Free PMC Article
Goetzl L
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2012 Jun;25(3):292-9. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e3283530d7c. PMID: 22473213

Prognosis

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Patel S, Ciechanowicz S, Blumenfeld YJ, Sultan P
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1283-S1304.e1. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.06.026. PMID: 36925412
Frolova AI, Stout MJ, Carter EB, Macones GA, Cahill AG, Raghuraman N
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2021 Jan;3(1):100282. Epub 2020 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100282. PMID: 33451595Free PMC Article
Sultan P, David AL, Fernando R, Ackland GL
Anesth Analg 2016 May;122(5):1546-53. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001195. PMID: 27101499
Johnson K, Messier S
S D Med 2016 Jan;69(1):29-33. PMID: 26882580

Clinical prediction guides

Goetzl L
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1274-S1282. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.002. PMID: 36997396
Jansen S, Lopriore E, Naaktgeboren C, Sueters M, Limpens J, van Leeuwen E, Bekker V
Neonatology 2020;117(3):259-270. Epub 2020 Jan 28 doi: 10.1159/000504805. PMID: 31991422
Sharpe EE, Arendt KW
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2017 Jun;60(2):365-374. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000270. PMID: 28079555
Fishman SG, Gelber SE
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2012 Feb;17(1):46-50. Epub 2011 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2011.09.002. PMID: 21962477
Segal S
Anesth Analg 2010 Dec;111(6):1467-75. Epub 2010 Sep 22 doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181f713d4. PMID: 20861420

Recent systematic reviews

Cartledge A, Hind D, Bradburn M, Martyn-St James M, Davenport S, Tung WS, Yung H, Wong J, Wilson M
Br J Anaesth 2022 Oct;129(4):567-580. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.06.022. PMID: 35934529Free PMC Article
Jansen S, Lopriore E, Naaktgeboren C, Sueters M, Limpens J, van Leeuwen E, Bekker V
Neonatology 2020;117(3):259-270. Epub 2020 Jan 28 doi: 10.1159/000504805. PMID: 31991422
French CA, Cong X, Chung KS
J Hum Lact 2016 Aug;32(3):507-20. Epub 2016 Apr 27 doi: 10.1177/0890334415623779. PMID: 27121239
Shi QY, Zhang JB, Mi YQ, Song Y, Ma J, Zhang YL
J Perinatol 2014 Sep;34(9):677-82. Epub 2014 May 8 doi: 10.1038/jp.2014.76. PMID: 24811224
Dreier JW, Andersen AM, Berg-Beckhoff G
Pediatrics 2014 Mar;133(3):e674-88. Epub 2014 Feb 24 doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3205. PMID: 24567014

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