Table 5: Detection of three periodontal pathogens in different stages of pregnant women.
Pg detection | Pi detection | Pn detection | |
1st trimester (n = 29) | 20 (69.0%) | 8 (27.6%) | 14 (48.3%) |
2nd trimester (n = 29) | 13 (44.8%) | 4 (13.8%) | 9 (31.0%) |
3rd trimester (n = 26) | 10 (38.5%) | 12 (46.2%) | 15 (57.7%) |
Post partum (n = 33) | 27 (81.8%)* | 8 (24.2%) | 4 (12.1%)* |
*compared with different trimester stages, p < 0.01.