Table 4.
Potential neonatal pathogen colonization profile of pregnant women and newborns and rate of vertical transmission in public health facilities in Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2023.
| Pathogens | Culture positive pregnant mothers N = 348; No (%) |
Culture positive newborn N = 348; No (%) |
Proportion of vertical transmission; % | Pearson correlation coefficient (r) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 97 (27.9) | 56 (16.1) | 57.7 | 0.71 | <0.001 |
| Candida spp.* | 49 (14.1) | 22 (6.3) | 44.9 | 0.64 | <0.001 |
| Klebsiella spp.** | 21 (6) | 12 (3.4) | 57.1 | 0.75 | <0.001 |
| S. aureus | 17 (4.9) | 7 (2) | 41.2 | 0.63 | <0.001 |
| GBS | 12 (3.4) | 5 (1.4) | 41.7 | 0.69 | <0.001 |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 11 (3.2) | 6 (1.7) | 54.5 | 0.73 | <0.001 |
| P. mirabilus | 6 (1.7) | 2 (0.6) | 33.3 | 0.57 | <0.001 |
| Citrobactor spp. | 6 (1.7) | 2 (0.6) | 33.3 | 0.57 | <0.001 |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 6 (1.7) | 2 (0.6) | 33.3 | 0.31 | <0.001 |
| Total | 225 | 114 | 50.7 | 0.59 | <0.001 |
*Candida albicans = 31, Candida krusei = 18, **K. pneumoniae = 13, K. oxytoca = 8.