Table 3 Distribution of positive cases of C. trachomatis (CT), N. gonorrhoeae (NG), M. genitalium (MG), U. urealyticum/parvum (U. Urea/Parv), G. vaginalis (GV), T. vaginalis (TV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1/2 in ectopic pregnancy (EP) and control (total abdominal hysterectomy and tubal ligation) groups according to single and co-infections (ND = Not detected; * = P < 0.05 compared with control and ‡ = P < 0.05 compared with single infection)

CT

Single infection

1 (1.9 %)

6 (7.2 %)^*

7 (5.2 %)

Co-infections

2 (3.9 %)

17 (20.2 %)^*,‡

19 (14.1 %)^‡

Total

3 (5.9 %)

23 (27.4 %)^*

26 (19.2 %)

NG

Single infection

ND

ND

ND

Co-infections

1 (1.9 %)

5 (5.9 %)

6 (4.5 %)

Total

1 (1.9 %)

5 (5.9 %)

6 (4.5 %)

MG

Single infection

ND

3 (3.6 %)

3 (2.2 %)

Co-infections

2 (3.9 %)

14 (16.7 %)^*,‡

16 (11.8 %)^‡

Total

2 (3.9 %)

17 (20.2 %)^*

19 (14.1 %)

U. Urea/Parv

Single infection

1 (1.9 %)

2 (2.4 %)

3 (69.2 %)

Co-infections

3 (5.9 %)

7 (8.4 %)^‡

10 (30.8 %)^‡

Total

4 (7.8 %)

9 (10.7 %)

13 (9.6 %)

GV

Single infection

ND

ND

ND

Co-infections

1 (1.9 %)

6 (7.2 %)^*

7 (5.2 %)

Total

1 (1.9 %)

6 (7.2 %)^*

7 (5.2 %)

TV

Single infection

ND

ND

ND

Co-infections

ND

4 (4.7 %)

4 (2.9 %)

Total

ND

4 (4.7 %)

4 (2.9 %)

HSV-1/2

Single infection

ND

1 (1.2 %)

1 (0.75 %)

Co-infections

3 (5.9 %)

17 (20.2 %)^*,‡

20 (14.8 %)^‡

Total

3 (5.9 %)

18 (21.4 %)^*

21 (15.6 %)