Table 2.

Bacterial species identified in the amniotic fluid obtained during the initial amniocentesis from patients with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes.

Intra-amniotic infection (n=55)			Microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity without intra-amniotic inflammation (n=24)
Delivery ≤7 days after admission (n=46)	Delivery > 7 days after admission without a follow-up amniocentesis (n=2)	Delivery > 7 days after admission with a follow-up amniocentesis (n=7)	Delivery ≤7 days after admission (n=21)	Delivery > 7 days after admission without a follow-up amniocentesis (n=3)	Delivery > 7 days after admission with a follow-up amniocentesis (n=0)
Ureaplasma species 21x	Ureaplasma species 1x	Ureaplasma species 6x	Ureaplasma species 14x	Ureaplasma species 2x
Ureaplasma species + Chlamydia trachomatis 5x	Ureaplasma species + Chlamydia trachomatis 1x	Anaerococcus tetradius 1x	Mycoplasma hominis 2x	Lactobacillus iners 1x
Haemophilus influenzae 4x			Chlamydia trachomatis 1x
Fusobacterium nucleatum 2x			Haemophilus influenzae 1x
Streptococcus agalactiae 2x			Gardnerella vaginalis 1x
Streptococcus anginosus 2x			Ureaplasma species + Chlamydia trachomatis 1x
Streptococcus pneumonia 2x			Ureaplasma species + Leptotrichia amnionii 1x
Chlamydia trachomatis 1x
Parvominas micra 1x
Peptoniphilus species 1x
Sneathia sanguinegens 1x
Streptococcus intermedius 1x
Leptotrichia amnionii + Chlamydia trachomatis 1x
Ureaplasma species + Sneathia sanguinegens 1x
Ureaplasma species + Veilonella species 1x