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 |