From: Comparison of bacterial profiles in human milk from mothers of term and preterm infants
Bacteria | Term (n = 75) | Preterm (n = 139) | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Prevalence (%) | n | Prevalence (%) | ||
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 59 | 78.7% | 122 | 87.8% | 0.079 |
Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 13 | 17.3% | 47 | 33.8% | 0.01* |
Staphylococcus aureus | 18 | 24.0% | 31 | 22.3% | 0.78 |
Pseudomonas fluorescens | 11 | 14.7% | 39 | 28.1% | 0.027* |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 1 | 1.3% | 4 | 2.9% | 0.66 |
Enterococcus faecalis | - | - | 31 | 22.3% |  < 0.001*** |
Enterobacter aerogenes | - | - | 23 | 16.5% |  < 0.001*** |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 3 | 4.0% | 25 | 18.0% | 0.003** |
Pseudomonas sp. | 3 | 4.0% | 3 | 2.2% | 0.43 |
Pseudomonas putida | 6 | 8.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0.008** |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 | 2.7% | - | - | 0.12 |
Serratia liquefaciens | 7 | 9.3% | - | - |  < 0.001*** |
Serratia sp. | - | - | 2 | 1.4% | 0.77 |
Pantoea agglomerans | 4 | 5.3% | - | - | 0.014* |
Raoultella ornithinolytica | 1 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.4% | 1 |
Acinetobacter johnsonii | 3 | 4.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0.13 |
Acinetobacter sp. | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 |
Acinetobacter ursingii | 3 | 4.0% | 5 | 3.6% | 1 |
Streptococcus agalactiae | - | - | 2 | 1.4% | 0.77 |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 1.3% | - | - | 0.35 |
α-streptococcus | 2 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.7% | 0.28 |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 9 | 12.0% | 15 | 10.8% | 0.79 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | - | - | 1 | 0.7% | 1 |
Enterobacter sp. | 3 | 4.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0.13 |
Bacillus cereus | 3 | 4.0% | - | - | 0.042* |
Bacillus subtilis | 1 | 1.3% | - | - | 0.35 |
Rhizobium radiobacter | - | - | 1 | 0.7% | 1 |
Staphylococcus warneri | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1 | 1.3% | - | - | 0.35 |