Table 3.

Microorganisms detected in the placentas of 807 children born preterm and tested for neurocognitive outcomes at 10 years of age

Bacteria	n (%)
Lactobacillus sp.	48 (5.9)
P. bivia	41 (5.1)
G. vaginalis	28 (3.5)
Anaerobic Streptococcus	40 (5.0)
Peptostreptococcus sp.	49 (6.1)
E. coli	49 (6.1)
Alpha Streptococcus	53 (6.6)
U. urealyticum	43 (5.3)
Mycoplasma sp.	42 (5.2)
Propionibacterium sp.	55 (6.8)
Actinomyces sp.	47 (5.8)
Corynebacterium sp.	64 (7.9)
Staphylococcus sp.	94 (11.6)
Streptococcus Group B	38 (4.7)
Streptococcus Group D	36 (4.5)