Table 4 Bacterial findings in breast milk of i) women prescribed antibiotics on the basis of symptoms alone and ii) women who presented with or developed abscess during treatment
Concentrations of bacterial species expressed in cfu/L | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CNS | S. aureus | Viridans streptococci | Pneumococci | Group B streptococci | Group A streptococi | |
Women prescribed antibiotics on the basis of their symptoms | ||||||
No.1 | 106 | 108 | ||||
No.2 | 108 | 105 | ||||
No.3 | 106 | 105 | ||||
No.4 | 104 | 105 | ||||
No.5 | 108 | 108 | ||||
No.6 | Not quantified | Not quantified | ||||
No.7 No culture carried out | ||||||
Women who presented with or developed breast abscess during treatment | ||||||
No.1 | 107 | |||||
No.2 | 106 | 107 | 107 | |||
No.3 | 107 | 107 | ||||
No.4 | 106 | 104 | ||||
No.5 | 106 | 107 | 105 | |||
No.6 | 106 | 106 | ||||
No.7 | 106 | 106 | ||||