TABLE 2.

Characteristics of C. tropicalis-colonized neonates

Characteristic	Value
No. of colonized neonates	17
Mean BW ± SEM (g)	1,637 ± 247
Mean GA ± SEM (wk)	30.4 ± 2.7
No. of males	8 (47)a
No. of females	9 (53)
No. of vaginal deliveries	9 (53)
No. of cesarean sections	8 (47)
No. of colonization isolates	52
No. of oral cavity isolates	29
No. of perineum isolates	23
Time of colonization after admission
Early (<7 days)	2
Late (>7 days)	15

^aValues in parentheses are percentages.