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Table 3 Association between candida species isolated from vaginal swabs of pregnant women and various clinical outcomes (n = 165)

From: Prevalence and antifungal susceptibility of Candida albicans causing vaginal discharge among pregnant women in Lebanon

 

Delivery week (preterm delivery)

Delivery Type (C-section)

Gestational Diabetes

n (%)

Gestational Complications

n (%)

Induced Labor

n (%)

Recurrent urinary track infection

n (%)

C. albicans

Yes

n = 24

15 (62.5%)

p = 0.57

5 (20.1%)

p = 0.76

8 (33.3%)

p = 0.04

10 (41.7%)

p = 0.93

8 (33.3%)

p = 0.72

1 (4.2%)

p = 0.55

No

n = 141

72 (51.1%)

19 (13.5%)

34 (24.1%)

57 (40.7%)

42 (29.8%)

3 (2.1%)

C. glabrata

Yes

n = 17

13 (66.5%)

P = 0.02

6 (35.3%)

p = 0.32

6 (35.3%)

p = 0.13

16 (94.1%)

p ≤ 0.001

6 (35.3%)

p = 0.54

1 (0.06%)

p = 0.52

No

n = 148

63 (42.6%)

38 (25.7%)

33 (22.3%)

42 (28.4%)

41 (27.7%)

2 (0.01%)

C. krusei

Yes

n = 7

5 (71.4%)

P = 0.01

4 (57.1%)

p = 0.24

2 (28.5%)

p = 0.19

5 (71.4%)

p ≤ 0.001

3 (42.8%)

p = 0.46

1 (14.3%)

p = 0.43

No

n = 158

55 (34.8%)

61 (38.6%)

33 (20.8%)

47 (29.7%)

48 (30.3%)

4 (0.02%)

  1. p value < 0.05 was considered significant