ABSTRACT
We compared two biochemical tests of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) in vitro: Actim PROM (Medix Biochemica, Kauniainen, Finland), which detects insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1, and AmniSure (AmniSure International LLC, Cambridge, MA), which detects placental alpha microglobulin-1. Samples of amniotic fluid were collected during caesarean section in 41 patients. A dilution series was prepared and both tests were performed twice at each dilution. Sensitivity, detection limit, response time, and reproducibility of both tests were compared. Both tests' sensitivity was 100% at dilution 1:10 and 1:20. AmniSure sensitivity was higher at dilution 1:40 and 1:80 (p < 0.05). In 29 of 40 cases, AmniSure had a lower detection limit than Actim PROM. AmniSure response times were shorter and reproducibility was higher than Actim PROM (p < 0.05). AmniSure had a lower detection limit of amniotic fluid than Actim PROM, with a shorter response time, a higher sensitivity, and a better reproducibility.
KEYWORDS
Premature rupture of membranes - insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 - placental alpha microglobulin-1 - dilution
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Muriel Doret
Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant, Service de gynécologie-obstétrique
59, boulevard Pinel, Bron cedex F-69677, France
eMail: muriel.doret@chu-lyon.fr
