title: The prevalence of potential pathogenic micro-organisms in the endocervix of pregnant women at Tygerberg Hospital.
abstract: The prevalence of potential pathogenic organisms cultured from the endocervix in 206 pregnant patients was: Ureaplasma urealyticum 63%, Mycoplasma hominis 39%, Candida albicans 20%, Chlamydia trachomatis 11%, Neisseria gonorrhoeae 7%, group B beta-haemolytic streptococcus 6% and Listeria monocytogenes 1%. The most common complications of pregnancy found were: preterm labour 14%, urinary tract infection 8% and premature rupture of membranes 4%. Significantly more patients in whom C. trachomatis or C. albicans were found delivered prematurely. Other organisms were not associated with preterm labour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Stellenbosch.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Odendaal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification