Maternal vaginal colonization with selected potential pathogens of neonatal sepsis in the era of antimicrobial resistance, a single center experience from Sri Lanka

Table 1 Comparison of colonization among pre and post delivery periods (n = 130)

Organism	Colonization rate on admission	Colonization rate on discharge	Significance
S. agalactiae	21 (16.2%)	14 (10.85)	0.241 (Fishers Exact)
Enterococcus spp	30 (23.1%)	23 (17.7%)	0.015 (Chi square)
Enterobacteriaceae^a	31 (23.8%)	54 (41.5%)	0.013 (Chi square)
E. coli	8 (6.25%)	14 (10.8%)	0.598 (Fishers Exact)
Klebsiella spp	23 (17.7%)	33 (25.4%)	0.036 (Chi square)

^aDifferences in rates were not calculated for individual Enterobacteriaceae other than E. coli and Klebsiella spp. due to low numbers

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