Table 1 Successful microbial analysis in different groups of the study population.
From: The association of maternal and infant early gut microbiota with respiratory infections in infants
No. of samples with successful microbial analysis | ||
|---|---|---|
Mothers of infants with RTI in the first 6 months of life | 136 | |
Mothers of infants with no RTI in the first 6 months of life | 125 | |
No. of samples with successful microbial analysis taken at 3 weeks of age | No. of samples with successful microbial analysis taken at 6 weeks of age | |
Infants with RTI in the first 3 months of life | 53 | 53 |
Infants with RTI in the first 6 months of life | 178 | 177 |
No. of randomly selected infants with no RTI in the first 6 months of life | 143 | 139 |
Infants with RTI in the first 3 months of life. Infections before 3-week fecal sample excluded. | 22 | |
Matched infants with no RTI in the first 3 months of life. Infections before 3-week fecal sample excluded. | 37 | |
Infants with RTI in the first 6 months of life. Infections before 3-week fecal sample excluded | 109 | |
Matched infants with no RTI in the first 6 months of life. Infections before 3-week fecal sample excluded | 182 | |
