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Text: The following variables were significantly associated with clinical chorioamnionitis : (1) number of digital vaginal examinations : > 8, 7 to 8, 5 to 6, 3 to 4 (vs 0 to 2) (odds ratio 5. 07, 3. 80, 2. 62, 2. 06) ; (2) duration of active labor : > or = 12, 9 to < 12, 6 to < 9 hours (vs < 3 hours) (odds ratio 4. 12, 2. 94, 1. 97) ; (3) meconium-stained amniotic fluid (odds ratio 2. 28) ; (4) parity of 0 (odds ratio 1. 80) ; (5) time from membrane rupture to active labor : > or = 48, 24 to < 48 hours (vs < 12 hours) (odds ratio 1. 76, 1. 77) ; and (6) group B streptococcal colonization (odds ratio 1. 71).