Criteria for confirmed III - one or both of the following:
(1) positive microbiological test performed on amniotic fluid (positive Gram stain, culture)
(2) placental histopathology
Suspected III - both of the following:
(1) documented maternal intrapartum fever as evidenced by one or both of the following:
(1a) maternal intrapartum temperature >= 39.0°C
(1b) maternal intrapartum temperature 38.0-38.9°C for >= 30 minutes
(2) one or more of the following:
(2a) maternal leukocytosis (WBC count > 15,000 per µL in the absence of corticosteroids)
(2b) purulent cervical drainage
(2c) fetal tachycardia (> 160 bpm for >= 10 minutes, excluding accelerations)
