Table 1:
Organisms identified in fetal cultures from infection-related stillbirths20
Gestational age (weeks; values in %) | |||||||
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< 24 | 24–28 | 29–31 | 32–36 | 37+ | Total | ||
Total | 59 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 100% | |
Escherichia coli | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 29% | |
Group B Streptococcus | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12% | |
Enterococcus species | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12% | |
Bacillus species | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5% | |
Enterobacter species | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | |
Other | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27% |
Modified with permission from Page JM, Bardsley T, Thorsten V, Allshouse AA, Varner MW, Debbink MP, et al. Stillbirth associated with infection in a diverse U.S. cohort. Obstet Gynecol. 2019; 134(6):1187–96.