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Table 5 Frequency of bacterial species isolated

From: Urothelial cells may indicate underlying bacteriuria in pregnancy at term: a comparative study

Species

MSU

n (%)

CSU

n (%)

Staphylococcus

37 (35.9)

4 (21.1)

Enterococcus

20 (19.4)

2 (10.5)

Escherichia coli

17 (16.5)

0 (0.0)

Lactobacillus

9 (8.7)

4 (21.1)

Streptococcus

9 (8.7)

3 (15.8)

Corynebacterium

5 (4.9)

2 (10.5)

Yeast

3 (2.9)

2 (10.5)

Proteus

1 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

Unidentifiablea

2 (1.9)

2 (10.5)

Total number of species

103

19

  1. aUnidentified bacteria were colonies that could not be isolated and were recultured in aerobic conditions on chromogenic culture media or chocolate blood agar, and therefore it was not possible to perform gram stain or biochemical tests for identification