TABLE 2.
Bacterial characteristics and cause of early delivery for the preterm birth group
| Patient | Gestational wk at delivery | Presence ofb:
|
Cause of preterm deliverya | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. genitalium | M. hominis | U. parvum | U. urealyticum | |||
| 1 | 11 | − | − | − | − | Miscarriage |
| 2 | 11 | − | − | + | − | Miscarriage |
| 3 | 12 | − | − | + | − | Miscarriage |
| 4 | 13 | − | − | − | + | Miscarriage |
| 5 | 15 | − | − | + | − | Miscarriage |
| 6 | 24 | − | − | + | − | Fetal death |
| 7 | 26 | − | − | + | − | PROM |
| 8 | 27 | − | − | + | − | PROM |
| 9 | 28 | − | + | − | − | FSUA |
| 10 | 29 | − | − | + | − | PROM |
| 11 | 30 | − | − | + | − | PROM |
| 12 | 30 | − | + | + | − | Fetal growth restriction |
| 13 | 30 | − | − | + | − | Preeclampsia |
| 14 | 31 | − | − | + | − | PROM |
| 15 | 31 | − | − | + | − | FSUA |
| 16 | 31 | − | − | − | − | FSUA |
| 17 | 32 | − | − | + | − | Intrauterine infection |
| 18 | 32 | − | + | + | − | FSUA |
| 19 | 33 | − | + | − | − | PROM |
| 20 | 33 | − | − | + | − | PROM |
| 21 | 33 | − | − | + | − | FSUA |
a
PROM, premature rupture of the membranes; FSUA, failure to suppress uterine activity.
b
+, present; −, absent.