| 摘要 |
The current invention describes a method for selecting a particular population of women having a risk of developing obstetric or gynecologic pathologies indicated as odds ratio (OR) value higher than 5.5, comprising the following steps in order: a) determination of the levels of sialidase by means of the procedure described in Cauci et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998; 178; 511-5 and/or prolidase activity by means of the procedure described in Cauci et al. J Infect Dis 1998; 178; 1698-706 in samples of body fluid; b) determination of the pH value of said body fluid samples; c) selecting the samples having a sialidase value equal or above 5.0 nmol of methoxyphenol and/or a prolidase level equal or above 1500 mOD for prolidase and a pH>=5.0. Consequently, this method gives the physician an efficient tool to decide whether or not to administer a pharmacological therapy to women at risk of severe adverse outcomes.
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