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Table 2 Delivery outcomes in accordance with maternal type of bacterial carriage

From: Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma carriage in pregnant women: the prevalence of transmission from mother to newborn

Characteristic

Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma carriers,

n (%) (N = 19)

p-value

U. urealyticum

(N = 5)

U. parvum

(N = 9)

M. genitalium

(N = 5)

Week of delivery

[n, (%)]

Week + 37

(N = 14)

2 (40%)

8 (88.9%)

4 (80%)

0.179

Preterm

(N = 5)

3a (60%)

1 (11.1%)

1 (20%)

Type of delivery

[n, (%)]

Regular

(N = 16)

4 (80%)

7 (77.8%)

5 (100%)

0.433

Vacuum

(N = 2)

0

2 (22.2%)

0

Emergency Caesarian

(N = 1)

1b (20%)

0

0

  1. aTwo preterm deliveries resulted in twin births - one was found positive for Uu and the second negative
  2. bTwin delivery resulted in an emergency Caesarian section - one was found positive for Uu and the second negative