Table 3

Comparison of neonatal data between all infants with and without U urealyticum

Isolated Not isolated p Value
N=39 (27.3%)104
Hyaline membrane disease22 (56%) 87 (84%)0.002
Neonatal sepsis3-150 15 (39%) 31 (30%)
Surfactant20 (51%) 82 (79%)0.002
Deaths 6 (15%) 26 (25%)
CLD (a)3-151 31/34 (91%) 69/78 (89%)
CLD (b)3-151 22/34 (65%) 38/78 (49%)
CLD (c)3-151 15/34 (44%) 23/78 (30%)
CLD (c) and deaths21/39 (54%) 49/104 (47%)
  • 3-150 As defined by a positive blood culture; clinical significance was not determined.

  • 3-151 CLD (a) are those still requiring supplemental oxygen at 28 days of life; CLD (b) are those still requiring supplemental oxygen at 28 days of life with an abnormal chest x-ray; CLD (c) are those still requiring supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks post-conceptional age (PCA); denominators are surviving infants.