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Table 2 Total bacterial count and bacterial species count per batch

From: Comparison of bacterial profiles in human milk from mothers of term and preterm infants

 

Term (n = 75)

Preterm (n = 139)

P-value

Total bacterial count (CFU/mL)

3,930 (435–23,365)

26,700 (4,050–334,650)

 < 0.001

Bacterial species count

2 (1–3)

3 (2–3)

 < 0.001

  1. Seventy-five batches of human milk (HM) samples were collected from 31 term mothers; 139 batches of HM were collected from 16 preterm mothers. Data represent median (IQR). The total bacterial count and bacterial species count per batch were compared between groups using the Mann–Whitney U test
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International Breastfeeding Journal

ISSN: 1746-4358