Table 3 Correlations between symptoms and bacterial counts in women with mastitis (n = 192)
Bacterial species | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CNS | Viridans streptococci | Staphylococcus aureus | Group B Streptococci | Enterococcus faecalis | |
Symptoms | |||||
Fever | r = 0.20 p = 0.06 | r = 0.14 p = 0.21 | r = 0.05 p = 0.72 | r = 0.09 p = 0.63 | r = 0.15 p = 0.62 |
Erythema | r = 0.06 p = 0.44 | r = 0.008 p = 0.93 | r = 0.15 p = 0.16 | r = -0.21 p = 0.30 | r = 0.24 p = 0.38 |
Unrelieved breast tension | r = -0.04 p = 0.64 | r = 0.11 p = 0.30 | r = -0.01 p = 0.95 | r = -0.05 p = 0.75 | r = 0.41 p = 0.11 |
Pain | r = -0.02 p = 0.90 | r = 0.74 p = 0.43 | r = 0.05 p = 0.62 | r = -0.24 p = 0.14 | r = 0.42 p = 0.90 |
Severity Index | r = -0.01 p = 0.91 | r = 0.07 p = 0.50 | r = 0.09 p = 0.45 | r = -0.21 p = 0.18 | r = 0.31 p = 0.30 |