Table 3.
The presence of M. hominis genes specific to amniotic fluid/placental isolates in M. hominis present in vaginal samples
| Vaginal sample # |
GA at deliverya |
Ethnicityb | Agec | Ruptured | CFU/ml (SD)e |
alrf | goiBf | goiCf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | AA | 36 | No | 10,608 (722) | − | + | + |
| 2 | 34 | AA | 23 | No | 308,247 (49,687) | + | + | + |
| 3 | 34.2 | AA | 24 | Yes | 439,288 (17,654) | + | − | + |
| 4 | 35.4 | AA | 23 | ND | 2,637,620 (309,422) | − | + | + |
| 5 | 38 | AA | 26 | No | 85,841 (16662) | − | + | − |
| 6 | 38.2 | AA | 36 | No | 32,114 (720) | + | + | + |
| 10 | 38.5 | AA | 22 | No | 2,153 (128) | − | − | − |
| 7 | 39.0 | His | 26 | No | 151,221 (29,232) | − | − | − |
| 8 | 39.1 | His | 26 | No | 1,867 (261) | − | − | − |
| 9 | 39.2 | AA | 28 | No | 1,232 (198) | + | − | − |
| 11 | 39.3 | AA | 41 | No | 527 (26) | + | − | − |
| 12 | 39.3 | AA | 21 | No | 1726 (129) | − | − | − |
| 13 | 39.6 | AA | 19 | No | 310 (54) | + | + | + |
| 14 | 39.6 | AA | 23 | No | 981 (142) | − | + | − |
| 15 | 40.5 | AA | 21 | No | 3,950 (341) | + | + | + |
| 16 | 41 | AA | 26 | Yes | 64,711 (6,053) | − | − | + |
| 17 | 41 | AA | 26 | Yes | 32,595 (1,924) | − | + | − |
a
Gestational age at delivery (weeks.days).
b
Self-reported maternal ethnicity.
c
Self-reported maternal age.
d
Ruptured membranes noted at time of sampling.
e
Estimated number of M. hominis per mL vaginal fluid as determined by 16S ribosomal RNA gene qPCR (standard deviation).
f
Presence (+) or absence (−) of the amniotic fluid/placental isolate genes A, B, or C (alr, goiB, goiC) as determined by realtime PCR.