Background
Methods
Patient characteristics
Sample collection and molecular identification
Statistical analysis
Results
Prevalence rate of mycoplasma and Ureaplasma bacteria among gravida women
Carriage rates
Carriage rates in relation to age
Carriage rates in relation to ethnicity
Carriage rates in relation to settlement type
Characteristics | PCR assay results | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Positive (N = 19) | Negative (N = 195) | ||
Age (years) [n, (%)] | |||
Mean | 29.5 | 29.8 | 0.791 |
18–29 (N = 114) | 12 (10.5%) | 102 (89.5%) | 0.510 |
30–39 (N = 93) | 7 (7.5%) | 86 (92.5%) | |
≥ 40 (N = 7) | 0 | 7 (100%) | |
Ethnicity [n, (%)] | |||
Jewish (N = 132) | 5 (3.8%) | 127 (96.2%) | 0.002 |
Arab (N = 61) | 11 (18%) | 50 (82%) | |
Circassian (N = 6) | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | |
Druze (N = 15) | 1 (6.7%) | 14 (93.3%) | |
Living settings [n, (%)] | |||
Urban (N = 91) | 10 (11%) | 81 (89%) | 0.250 |
Rural (N = 122) | 8 (6.6%) | 114 (93.4%) |
Infection rate during labor and newborns’ characteristics
Total infection rates
Infection rates in relation to newborn gender
Infection rates among twins
Infection rates in relation to gravidity
Carriage implications for delivery outcomes and newborn health
Delivery outcomes
Characteristic | Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma carriers, n (%) (N = 19) | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
U. urealyticum (N = 5) | U. parvum (N = 9) | M. genitalium (N = 5) | ||
Week of delivery [n, (%)] | ||||
Week + 37 (N = 14) | 2 (40%) | 8 (88.9%) | 4 (80%) | 0.179 |
Preterm (N = 5) | 3a (60%) | 1 (11.1%) | 1 (20%) | |
Type of delivery [n, (%)] | ||||
Regular (N = 16) | 4 (80%) | 7 (77.8%) | 5 (100%) | 0.433 |
Vacuum (N = 2) | 0 | 2 (22.2%) | 0 | |
Emergency Caesarian (N = 1) | 1b (20%) | 0 | 0 |
Newborn characteristics
Weight/Pathogen | U. urealyticum (N = 7) | U. parvum (N = 10) | M. genitalium (N = 5) |
---|---|---|---|
Mean (g) | 3052.05 (total) | ||
2845.7 | 3031.0 | 3264.0 | |
≤ 2500 g (N = 3) [n, (%)] | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (20%) |
> 2500 g (N = 19) [n, (%)] | 6 (85.7%) | 9 (90%) | 4 (80%) |
Characteristic | Positive (N = 13) | Negative (N = 9) | |||
U. urealyticum (N = 2) | U. parvum (N = 10) | M. genitalium (N = 1) | |||
Weight [n, (%)] | Mean (g) | 3016.9 (total) | |||
2465 | 3090.5 | 3190 | 3124.4 | ||
≤ 2500 g (n = 3) | 1 (50%) | 1 (10%) | 0 | 1 (11.1%) | |
> 2500 g (n = 19) | 1 (50%) | 9 (90%) | 1 (100%) | 8 (88.9%) |