Table 1. Clinical data from recruited triplet sets.
| Triplet set | Infant-zygosity | Sex | Gestation (week + days) | Mode of delivery | Birth weight (g) | Mode of feeding | Hospital discharge (days) | Breast milk cessation (weeks) | Weaning commenced (weeks) | Antibiotic use | Antibiotic commenced (days) | Antibiotic duration (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1-MZ | F | 34 + 2 | ECS | 1720 | EBM + Formula | 20 | 2 | 32 | No | - | - |
| A | 2-DZ | F | 34 + 2 | ECS | 1890 | EBM + Formula | 20 | 3 | 32 | No | - | - |
| A | 3-MZ | F | 34 + 2 | ECS | 1970 | EBM + Formula | 20 | 3 | 32 | No | - | - |
| B | 4-MZ | M | 34 + 5 | ECS | 1990 | EBM + Formula | 18 | 3 | 22 | No | - | - |
| B | 5-MZ | M | 34 + 5 | ECS | 2050 | EBM + Formula | 18 | 3 | 22 | No | - | - |
| B | 6-DZ | M | 34 + 5 | ECS | 2160 | EBM + Formula | 18 | 3 | 22 | Yes—GN—BP | <1 <1 | <1 2 |
| C | 7-DZ | M | 33 + 6 | ECS | 2100 | EBM + Formula | 23 | 3 | 18 | Yes—GN—TP | 24 25 | 7 6 |
| C | 8-MZ | M | 33 + 6 | ECS | 2160 | EBM + Formula | 18 | 2 | 18 | Yes—GN—FL | 21 21 | 1 1 |
| C | 9-MZ | M | 33 + 6 | ECS | 1720 | EBM + Formula | 16 | 2 | 18 | No | - | - |
MZ = Monozygotic; DZ = Dizygotic; ECS = Elective Caesarean Section; EBM = Expressed Breast Milk; Ab = Antibiotic; GN = Gentamicin; BP = Benzylpenicillin; TP = Teicoplanin; FL = Flucloxacillin