Table 3: Bacterial organisms in Vaginal and C-section deliveries.

C-Section N= 19
Vaginal N= 108
(Vaginal) Aerobic only # of positive samples % of Positive
Escherichia coli 32 30
Staphylococcus epidermidis 7 6
Enterococcus faecalis 5 5
Staphylococcus hominis 4 4
Gram Positive Bacilli (Diptheroids) 4 4
(C-section) # of positive samples % of Positive
Escherichia coli 5 26
Staphylococcus epidermidis 2 11
Klebsiella pneumoniae 2 11
Staphylococcus hominis 2 11
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus species 2 11