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Table 1 Clinical and peripartal features of infants studied, stratified by gestational age.

From: Enterococcal colonization of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: associated predictors, risk factors and seasonal patterns

Gestational age

n

Median (weeks)

Range (weeks)

Cesarean section

Prepartal hospitalization ≥ 3 days

Prepartal antibiotics ≥ 1 day

PROMa ≥ 24 hours

Maternal rectovaginal colonization with enterococci

≥ 37 weeks of gestation

117

39

37–44

62 (53.0%)

4 (3.4%)

5 (4.2%)

2 (1.7%)

33 (28.2%)

32–36 weeks of gestation

94

34

32–36

60 (63.8%)

22 (23.4%)

22 (23.4%)

5 (5.3%)

16 (17.0%)

< 32 weeks of gestation

63

28

23–31

52 (82.5%)

23 (36.5%)

27 (42.9%)

10 (15.9%)

4 (6.3%)

  1. aPROM indicates premature rupture of membranes