Table 3.
Bacterial counts expressed as the mean log10 CFU/g (SD) from breast milk of the mothers that participated in the study
| Medium | Week 1 (n = 16) | Week 2 (n = 13) | Week 5 (n = 14) | Fa |
| BHI | 4.63 (0.89) | 4.58 (1.44) | 4.22 (1.08) | 0.72 |
| VRBA | NDb (n = 9) | ND (n = 8) | ND (n = 6) | - |
| 4.80 (1.35) (n = 7) | 4.74 (1.21) (n = 5) | 4.42 (0.91) (n = 8) | - | |
| CNA | 4.22 (0.55) | 4.03 (0.85) | 3.69 (0.62) | 2.97 |
| WCh | 4.22 (0.67) | 4.43 (0.86) | 4.27 (1.20) | 1.41 |
| MRS | 3.97 (0.70) | 3.79 (0.96) | 4.14 (1.22) | 0.21 |
aF2,10 value from a repeated measures ANOVA testing the effect of sampling occasion on bacterial counts of breast milk for each culture media used (p > 0.05)
bND, not detected