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





Kvist et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:6   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-6