TABLE 4.

Risks of MDI Scores Associated With Organisms Cultured From the Placenta

Organisms		<55	55–69	≥70	Row N
Total sample
No. of organisms isolated	0	11	10	79	435
	1	10	11	78	201
	2+	11	11	78	198
Any anaerobe	Yes	8	10	81	224
	No	12	11	77	610
Any aerobe	Yes	13	11	76	260
	No	10	11	79	574
Any Mycoplasma	Yes	15	12	72	85
	No	10	11	79	749
Skin organismsa	Yes	10	11	79	154
	No	11	11	78	680
Vaginal organismsb	Yes	10	12	78	132
	No	11	11	78	702
Maximum no. of infants		91	90	653	834
Percent		11	11	78

Cesarean delivery sample
No. of organisms isolated	0	11	11	78	333
	1	8	9	83	142
	2+	10	9	81	81
Any anaerobe	Yes	5	10	84	116
	No	11	10	79	440
Any aerobe	Yes	12	7	81	129
	No	9	11	80	427
Any Mycoplasma	Yes	10	10	80	41
	No	10	10	80	515
Skin organismsa	Yes	7	12	81	69
	No	10	10	80	487
Vaginal organismsb	Yes	7	11	82	55
	No	10	10	80	501
Maximum no. of infants		55	57	444	556
Percent		10	10	80

These are row percents.

^aCorynebacterium sp, Propionebacterium sp, Staphylococcus sp.

^bPrevotella bivia, Lactobacillus sp, Peptostreptococcus magnus, Gardnerella vaginalis.