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Published in final edited form as: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Dec 27;32(10):1703–1720. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1416083

Table 4.

Beta-glucan assay results for 177 women without intra-amniotic Candida infection stratified by infection-inflammatory status of the amniotic cavity and the presence of an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD).

Infection and inflammation status of the amniotic cavity			Women with an IUD		Women without an IUD		Overall		Total
			Beta-glucan assay		Beta-glucan assay		Beta-glucan assay
			Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative
Intra-amniotic inflammation	Present	Intra-amniotic infection	12	9	2	6	14	15	29
	Present	Absence of intra-amniotic infection	13	3	3	21	16	24	40
	Absent	Intra-amniotic infection	0	0	1	5	1	5	6
	Absent	Absence of intra-amniotic infection	8	4	5	85	13	89	102
Total			33	16	11	117	44	133	177