Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of the Human Endometrial Fluid during the Natural Cycle

Table 2

Microbial growth of endometrial fluid aspirate (EFA) samples from 38 women on Columbia agar and MRS agar. The ratio of EFA samples displaying microbial growth in both media was significantly higher for those stored with the catheter tip (, ; , ) compared to EFA samples flushed out from the catheter.

		Microbial growth of EFA samples on
		Columbia agar				MRS agar
		Positive		Negative		Positive		Negative
EFA samples			%		%		%		%
With catheter tip	20	16	80	4	20	12	60	8	40
Flushed out from catheter	18	5	27.8	13	72.2	5	27.8	13	72.2
Total	38	21	55.3	17	44.7	17	44.7	21	55.3