Table 4.
Distribution (%) and correlation of microorganisms in the gingival and amniotic fluids of pregnant women who gave birth prematurely (group 2).
| Amniotic Fluid | Aggregatobacter spp. |
Tannerella
forsythia |
Fusobacterium nucleatum | Prevotella intermedia | Porphyromonas gingivalis | Staph. aureus | Candida albicans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gingival Fluid | ||||||||
| Aggregatobacter spp. | 0.498 (p = 0.001) | 0.369 (p = 0.016) |
- | - | - | - | - | |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | 0.701 (p < 0.001) |
- | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Prevotella intermedia | - | - | 0.406 (p = 0.008) |
0.408 (p = 0.007) | 0.334 (p = 0.031) | 0.371 (p = 0.016) | - | |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis | - | - | 0.372 (p = 0.015) |
- | 0.32 (p = 0.039) |
- | - | |
| Staph. aureus | - | - | - | - | - | 0.826 (p = 0.001) |
- | |
| Candida albicans | - | - | - | - | - | 0.319 (p = 0.039) | 0.485 (p = 0.001) |
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