TABLE 3:

Clinical risk factors of neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease identified based on delivery mode

Clinical risk factor	Delivery mode
	Vaginal n= 76*		Elective caesarean section deliveries n= 10*		Emergency caesarean section deliveries n= 15*
	EOD (%)	LOD (%)	EOD (%)	LOD (%)	EOD (%)	LOD (%)
Intrapartum fever >38°C	9/54 (16.7)	1/12 (8.3)	1/6 (16.7)	1/3 (33.3)	3/10 (30)	1/2 (50)
Chorioamnionitis	6/46 (13.0)	0/10	2/6 (33.3)	0/2	2/10 (20)	0/1
GBS positive status	1/58 (1.7)	1/18 (5.6)	1/6 (16.7)	0/4	1/13 (7.7)	0/2
Prolonged rupture of membranes ≥12 h	20/49 (40.8)	4/11 (36.4)	5/6 (83.3)	0/3	8/11 (72.7)	0/1
Prolonged rupture of membranes ≥18 h	9/49 (18.4)	3/11 (27.3)	2/6 (33.3)	0/3	5/11 (45.5)	0/1
Gestational age <37 weeks	23/53 (43.4)	7/16 (43.8)	6/6 (100)	1/3 (33.3)	7/13 (53.8)	1/2 (50)

^*Denominator totals for early-onset disease (EOD) and late-onset disease (LOD) do not always total this number because of missing data