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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008 Jun 16;102(2):141–145. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.04.005

Table 2.

Frequency of outcome based on group of urine culture result and receipt of additional antibiotics

Outcome Negative culture without additional antibiotics (n=156) Negative culture with additional antibiotics (n=64) P valuea GBS bacteriuria without additional antibiotics (n=120) GBS bacteriuria with additional antibiotics (n=83) P valuea
Preterm delivery <37 weeks, n (%) 20 (13) 15 (23) 0.05 19 (16) 23 (28) 0.04
Preterm delivery <34 weeks, n (%) 7 (5) 7 (11) 0.12 5 (4) 7 (8) 0.24
PPROM, n (%) 5 (3) 6 (9) 0.08 3 (3) 7 (9) 0.09
Chorioamnionitis, n (%) 9 (6) 8 (13) 0.1 16 (13) 19 (23) 0.09
NICU admission, n (%) 6 (4) 7 (11) 0.06 13 (11) 11 (13) 0.66

Abbreviations: GBS, Group B streptococcal; PPROM, preterm premature rupture of membranes; NICU: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

a

Fisher exact test