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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Jan;107(1):136–143. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000189094.21099.4a

Table 3.

Odds Ratios of Microbe Colonization by Nonoxynol-9 Delivery System, Adjusted for Baseline Colonization

Microbe/Nonoxynol-9 Formulation Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
H2O2+ Lactobacilli
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 0.8 (0.3–2.0)
 150-mg gel 0.7 (0.4–1.4)
 100-mg film 0.5 (0.2–1.1)
 100-mg suppository 0.7 (0.3–1.5)
H2O2– Lactobacilli
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 0.9 (0.4–1.9)
 150-mg gel 1.2 (0.5–2.9)
 100-mg film 0.8 (0.4–1.7)
 100-mg suppository 1.3 (0.6–2.9)
Gardnerella vaginalis
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 1.1 (0.5–2.6)
 150-mg gel 0.8 (0.4–1.9)
 100-mg film 1.4 (0.7–3.0)
 100-mg suppository 1.0 (0.4–2.2)
Escherichia coli
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 0.7 (0.4–1.3)
 150-mg gel 1.0 (0.6–1.8)
 100-mg film 0.7 (0.4–1.4)
 100-mg suppository 1.4 (0.8–2.6)
Enterococcus
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 0.5 (0.2–0.9)
 150-mg gel 0.6 (0.3–1.2)
 100-mg film 0.5 (0.3–1.0)
 100-mg suppository 0.9 (0.4–1.9)
Anaerobic gram-negative rods
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 3.6 (1.3–10.4)
 150-mg gel 1.7 (0.7–4.0)
 100-mg film 1.0 (0.5–2.3)
 100-mg suppository 2.3(0.9–5.6)
Bacterial Vaginosis gram stain
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 2.0 (0.8–5.4)
 150-mg gel 1.2 (0.5–2.4)
 100-mg film 1.4 (0.6–3.5)
 100-mg suppository 0.7 (0.4–1.4)
Yeast
 52.5-mg gel 1.0 (referent)
 100-mg gel 0.9 (0.4–2.4)
 150-mg gel 0.4 (0.1–1.1)
 100-mg film 0.1 (0.02–0.5)
 100-mg suppository 0.4 (0.1–0.96)