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Table 3 Bacterial counts expressed as the mean log10 CFU/g (SD) from breast milk of the mothers that participated in the study

From: Staphylococcus epidermidis: A differential trait of the fecal microbiota of breast-fed infants

Medium

Week 1 (n = 16)

Week 2 (n = 13)

Week 5 (n = 14)

Fa

BHI

4.63 (0.89)

4.58 (1.44)

4.22 (1.08)

0.72

VRBA

NDb (n = 9)

ND (n = 8)

ND (n = 6)

-

 

4.80 (1.35) (n = 7)

4.74 (1.21) (n = 5)

4.42 (0.91) (n = 8)

-

CNA

4.22 (0.55)

4.03 (0.85)

3.69 (0.62)

2.97

WCh

4.22 (0.67)

4.43 (0.86)

4.27 (1.20)

1.41

MRS

3.97 (0.70)

3.79 (0.96)

4.14 (1.22)

0.21

  1. aF2,10 value from a repeated measures ANOVA testing the effect of sampling occasion on bacterial counts of breast milk for each culture media used (p > 0.05)
  2. bND, not detected