Chorioamnionitis
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Also known as fetal membrane inflammationfoetal membrane inflammationinflammation of fetal membraneinflammation of foetal membraneintra-amniotic infection
Summary
Chorioamnionitis (MONDO:0000409) is a disease and 27 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include gentamicin, metamizole, and ampicillin. A subtype of bacterial infectious disease — broader associated-gene and molecular evidence is on the parent page (see Disease family below).
At a glance
- Clinical trials: 27
Clinical features
No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | chorioamnionitis |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0000409 |
| MeSH | D002821 |
| DOID | DOID:0050697 |
| ICD-10-CM | O41.12 |
| NCIT | C26720 |
| SNOMED CT | 11612004 |
| UMLS | C0008495 |
| MedGen | 3056 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | no |
Also known as: fetal membrane inflammation · foetal membrane inflammation · inflammation of fetal membrane · inflammation of foetal membrane · intra-amniotic infection
Disease family
This is a subtype of bacterial infectious disease. Genetic, therapeutic, and trial evidence is largely curated at the broader-term level — see the parent page for the associated-gene cohort and molecular evidence.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism › infectious disease › bacterial infectious disease › chorioamnionitis
Related subtypes (51): primary bacterial infectious disease, commensal bacterial infectious disease, opportunistic bacterial infectious disease, Clostridium difficile colitis, bacterial gastritis, bacterial arthritis, bacterial pneumonia, Whipple disease, Aeromonas hydrophila infectious disease, Pectobacterium carotovorum infection, Pseudomonas infection, septic peritonitis, bacterial infectious disease with sepsis, empyema, bacterial urinary tract infection, bacterial sexually transmitted disease, meningococcal infection, pasteurellosis, peritonsillar abscess, pneumonic pasteurellosis, tracheitis, Actinobacillus infectious disease, bacterial conjunctivitis, bacterial endocarditis, bacterial meningitis, Bifidobacteriales infectious disease, haemophilus infectious disease, Proteus infectious disease, pulpitis, rat-bite fever, Rickettsiosis, vibrio infectious disease, Yersinia infectious disease, bacterial myositis, noma, idiopathic severe pneumococcemia, necrotizing soft tissue infection, mycobacterial infectious disease, escherichia coli infection, gram-negative bacterial infections, gram-positive bacterial infections, spirochaetales infections, skin disease caused by bacterial infection, staphylococcal infection, anaerobic bacteria infectious disease, Klebsiella infectious disease, fournier gangrene, botryomycosis, bacterial hemorrhagic fever, Mycoplasmoides infection, Enterococcus infectious disease
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
No tiered GWAS variants or ClinVar records for this disease.
Genes & proteins
No associated-gene cohort resolved for this disease. Atlas builds the molecular and therapeutic sections — associated genes, protein families, druggability, pathways, interactions, and drug associations — by aggregating over a disease’s associated genes (resolved via GWAS / GenCC / ClinVar / CIViC), and none resolved here. This is expected for antibody-mediated, autoimmune, or otherwise non-gene-defined conditions; the curated evidence for this disease is its clinical features, GWAS susceptibility, and clinical trials (above).
Function
No pathway enrichment — requires an associated-gene cohort.
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
No approved or late-stage (phase ≥3) drug is indicated for this disease; the following are in earlier-phase trials only.
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Ampicillin, Gentamicin, Sulbactam.
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 27.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not specified | 19 |
| PHASE4 | 2 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 2 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 2 |
| PHASE3 | 1 |
| PHASE2 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT06950840 | PHASE4 | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | Antipyretic Treatment for Intrapartum Fever: Dipyrone vs Acetaminophen (RCT) |
| NCT03168178 | PHASE4 | WITHDRAWN | Intrapartum Fever: Antibiotics Versus no Treatment |
| NCT00879190 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Ampicillin / Sulbactam vs. Ampicillin / Gentamicin for Treatment of Chorioamnionitis |
| NCT01633294 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Prelabor Rupture of Membranes at Term |
| NCT04831086 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | To Optimize Antenatal Management of Women With Pre Term Labor Using Amniocentesis |
| NCT00153517 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Maternal Effects of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Treatment in Pregnancy |
| NCT00397735 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | N-acetylcysteine in Intra-amniotic Infection/Inflammation |
| NCT00724594 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Safety of N-acetylcysteine in Maternal Chorioamnionitis (NAC in Chorio) |
| NCT06849037 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Comparing Infectious Morbidity Among Women With Meconium-stained Amniotic Fluid at Term, Between Those Treated With Prophylactic Antibiotics Zinacef vs. Placebo |
| NCT07152106 | Not specified | RECRUITING | Amniotic Fluid & the Preterm Gut |
| NCT07211503 | Not specified | NOT_YET_RECRUITING | IL-6 and Lactates in Cord Blood and Neonatal Outcomes |
| NCT00070746 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Perinatal Infections in Pakistan |
| NCT00185991 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Comparison of Once Daily Versus 8 Hour Dosing of Gentamicin for the Treatment of Intrapartum Chorioamnionitis |
| NCT00299637 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Changes in Blood Flow in MCA of Fetuses to Mothers Having Clinical Chorioamnionitis |
| NCT00700219 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Non-invasive Test to Detect Intra-amniotic Infection in Women With Preterm Labor and Intact Amniotic Membranes |
| NCT00701350 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Biomarkers of Intra-amniotic Infection in Women With Preterm Premature Ruptured Amniotic Membranes |
| NCT00814905 | Not specified | WITHDRAWN | Treatment of Chorioamnionitis After Delivery |
| NCT01778725 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Early Identification of Brain Insult in Chorioamnionitis |
| NCT01852188 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Intrapartum Study of Sterile and Clean Gloves |
| NCT01988168 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Closure of Skin in ChorioAmnionitis Research Pilot Study |
| NCT02886910 | Not specified | WITHDRAWN | Chorioamnionitis: Observation of at Risk Infants vs Standard Care |
| NCT03320785 | Not specified | TERMINATED | Circulating Markers in Preterm Infants With Perinatal and Neonatal Inflammation |
| NCT03576560 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Selective Use of Antibiotics in Neonates Born to Mothers With Suspected Chorioamnionitis |
| NCT03636698 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Effect of Chorioamnionitis on Platelet Activation and Placental Vessel Among Preterm Infants by Wnt-Flt1 Signal Pathway |
| NCT04307069 | Not specified | UNKNOWN | Management of Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes at Term |
| NCT04651309 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Assessment of Labour Progress by Intrapartum Ultrasound |
| NCT05603624 | Not specified | TERMINATED | Effect of Sterile Versus Clean Gloves Intrapartum and Postpartum Infections at Term |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
| Molecule | Max phase | Trials referencing |
|---|---|---|
| GENTAMICIN | 4 | 4 |
| METAMIZOLE | 4 | 4 |
| AMPICILLIN | 4 | 3 |
| ACETAMINOPHEN | 4 | 1 |
| CEFUROXIME SODIUM | 4 | 1 |
| SULTAMICILLIN | 2 | 1 |
| CHEMBL195892 | 0 | 4 |
| CHEMBL3039597 | 0 | 4 |
| GENTAMICIN C1A | 0 | 4 |
| GENTAMICIN C2 | 0 | 4 |
| CHEMBL5435500 | 0 | 1 |
Related Atlas pages
- Drugs: Gentamicin, Metamizole, Ampicillin, Acetaminophen, Cefuroxime