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Correlations between symptoms and bacterial counts in women with mastitis (n = 192) |
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| Bacterial species |
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| CNS |
Viridans streptococci |
Staphylococcus aureus |
Group B Streptococci |
Enterococcus faecalis |
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| Symptoms |
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| 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 |
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r = Pearson's correlation coefficient, CNS = coagulase negative staphylococci | |||||
Kvist et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:6 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-6 |
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