Table 1.

Clinical characteristics, appearance of particulate material in amniotic fluid, amniotic fluid white blood cell count, glucose concentration, Gram stain, microbiology by culture, and the presence or absence of acute inflammatory lesions of the placenta

Patient number	Clinical presentation	GA at amniocentesis (weeks)	Amniotic fluid results						GA at delivery (weeks)	Acute chorioamnionitis		Acute funisitis
			Appearance	Color	Glucose (mg/dL)	WBC (cells/mm3)	Gram stain	Microorganisms detected by cultivation		Present	Severe lesions	Present	Severe lesions
1	Cervical insufficiency	18.7	Pus	Yellow	N/A	560	Positive	Sthaphylococcus simulans	18.9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Preterm labor	20.7	Pus	Yellow	22	54	Negative	Ureaplasma urealyticum	20.7	Yes	No	No	No
3	Preterm labor	21.3	Pus	Yellow	10	10400	Negative	Ureaplasma urealyticum, Prevotell a species	21.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
4	Preterm labor	21.6	Pus	Straw	10	800	Positive	Candida albicans, Proteus mirabilis, Corynebacterium spp, Ureaplasma urealyticum	21.6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Preterm labor	21.7	Pus	Yellow	<20	1564	Positive	Prevotell a species, Fusobacterium nucleatum	21.9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	Preterm labor	21.7	Pus	Yellow	30	310	Negative	Negative	21.7	No	No	No	No
7	Preterm labor	23.7	Pus	Hazy	10	6	Negative	Streptoccocus viridans	23.7	Yes	No	No	No
8	Fetal death	26	Pus	Yellow	10	2520	Positive	Gemella moribillorum, Peptostre ptococcus spp, Prevotell a melaninogenica Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis	26	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
9	Preterm labor	26.4	Pus	Yellow	15	0	Positive	Lactobacillus gensenii, Streptococcus anginosus, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis	26.4	Yes	No	Yes	No
10	Preterm labor	27.4	Pus	Yellow	36	1	Negative	Negative	28	Yes	No	No	No
11	Preterm labor	28.7	Pus	Milky	9	19650	Positive	Streptococcus mutans, Aspergill us flavus, Mycoplasma hominis	28.7	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
12	Preterm labor	32.1	Pus	Yellow	25	15	Negative	Negative	32.1	Yes	No	No	No
13	Preterm labor	32.6	Pus	Yellow	10	100	Positive	Candida albicans	32.6	No	No	Yes	No
14	Preterm labor	33	Vernix	Straw	10	650	Negative	Negative	33	Yes	No	No	No
15	Preterm labor	33.9	Vernix	White	17	13	Negative	Negative	33.9	No	No	No	No
16	Preterm labor	36.9	Vernix	Yellow	10	0	Negative	Negative	36.9	No	No	No	No
17	Term labor	38.9	Vernix	White	20	7	Negative	Negative	38.9	No	No	No	No
18	Term labor	39.1	Vernix	Str aw	10	0	Negative	Negative	39.1	No	No	No	No
19	Term labor	39.3	Vernix	Straw	10	0	Negative	Negative	39.4	No	No	No	No
20	Term labor	39.7	Vernix	White	30	5560	Negative	Ureaplasma urealyticum	39.7	No	No	Yes	No
21	Term labor	39.9	Pus	Yellow	N/A	N/A	Negative	Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus species, Mycoplasma hominis	39.9	No	No	No	No
22	Term labor	40.7	Vernix	Milky	10	900	Positive	Clostridium innocuum, Mobiluncus mulieris	40.7	No	No	No	No
23	Term labor	40.9	Meconium	Green	14	0	Negative	Negative	40.9	No	No	No	No
24	Term labor	41	Vernix	Clear	10	0	Negative	Negative	41	Yes	No	No	No
25	Term labor	41.6	Vernix	Straw	10	30	Negative	Negative	41.7	No	No	No	No

GA; gestational age, WBC; white blood cell