Table 2

Comparison of antenatal data between mothers of all infants with and without U urealyticum colonisation

Isolated2-150 Not isolated p Value
Mothers n= 362-150 892-150
 TPL22 (61%)47 (52%)
 PIH 1 (3%)11 (12%)
 APH15 (42%)20 (23%)0.05
 Steroids2-151 34 (94%)74 (83%)
 Antibiotics2-152 29 (81%)44/88 (50%)0.002
 Caesarean delivery11 (31%)36 (40%)
 Spontaneous labour30 (83%)61 (69%)
 PROM <24 hours22 (61%)68 (76%)
 PROM 1–7 days 9 (25%)10 (11%)
 PROM >7 days 5 (14%)11 (12%)
  • 2-150 U urealyticum was isolated from 39 infants. Mothers of two sets of twins, with discrepant culture results, are included in both columns. “Isolated” column also includes a mother of twins and a mother of triplets, all five of whose infants were culture positive.

  • 2-151 Steroids given to mother before delivery for fetal lung maturation.

  • 2-152 Antibiotics given to mother before (within 1 week of) delivery.