Table 4.
Presence of M. hominis genes found in amniotic fluid/placental isolates in a different set of amniotic fluid samples
| AMNIOTIC FLUIDa | GA Amniob |
GA deliveryc |
16S CFU/ml (SD)d |
arle | goiBe | goiCe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive M. hominis culture | ||||||
| Preterm | 30.0 | 30.2 | 130(41) | + | − | − |
| 28.2 | 28.2 | 33,056 (2462) | + | − | + | |
| 24.3 | 24.5 | 1,516 (140) | − | − | + | |
| 33.6 | 33.6 | 1,242 (263) | − | − | + | |
| 30.0 | 30.0 | 31,584 (1981) | − | − | + | |
| Term | 34.6 | 38.6 | 122(37) | + | − | − |
| 28.3 | 38.4 | − | + | − | − | |
| 34.4 | 39.0 | 121(22) | − | − | − | |
| 33.0 | 37.0 | 175(50) | − | − | − | |
| Negative M. hominis culture | ||||||
| Term | 31.3 | 38.5 | − | − | − | − |
| 34.2 | 38.5 | − | − | − | − | |
| 31.2 | 38.5 | − | − | − | − | |
| 25.4 | 30.5 | − | + | − | − | |
| 33.6 | 34.2 | − | − | − | − | |
a
Amniotic fluid samples were culture positive or negative for M. hominis and the women delivered at term or preterm.
b
Gestational age at the time of amniocentesis (weeks.days).
c
Gestational age at the time of delivery (weeks.days).
d
Estimated number of M. hominis per mL vaginal fluid as determined by 16S rRNA gene qPCR (standard deviation).
e
Presence (+) or absence (−) of the amniotic fluid/placental isolate genes arl, goiB, and goiC as determined by realtime PCR.