Table 3.
Change in counts of intestinal bacteria in infant feces during breast massage
| Before massage | After massage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| log10 cells/g | Prevalence | log10 cells/g | Prevalence | |
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| Total bacteria | 10.0±0.6a | 14/14 | 9.9±0.9 | 14/14 |
| Clostridium coccoides group | 7.7±1.2 | 4/14 | 8.0±0.6 | 4/14 |
| C. leptum subgroup | 5.7 | 2/14 | 6.3 | 2/14 |
| Bacteroides fragilis group | 9.2±0.6 | 3/14 | 9.2±0.9 | 3/14 |
| Bifidobacterium | 9.7±1.2 | 12/14 | 9.4±1.7 | 10/14 |
| Atopobium cluster | 8.1±1.3 | 8/14 | 7.6±0.8 | 8/14 |
| Prevotella | 5.9±0.5 | 5/14 | 5.8±0.5 | 7/14 |
| C. perfringens | 6.6±2.9 | 3/14 | 6.1±2.9 | 3/14 |
| Total Lactobacillus | 5.6±1.6 | 9/14 | 6.0±1.9 | 8/14 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 8.1±1.1 | 12/14 | 7.9±1.1 | 12/14 |
| Enterococcus | 7.8±1.0 | 12/14 | 7.2±1.3** | 12/14 |
| Streptococcus | 8.1±1.2* | 14/14 | 7.6±0.8* | 14/14 |
| Staphylococcus | 6.9±1.1 | 14/14 | 6.5±0.9 | 14/14 |
| Pseudomonas | ND | ND | ||
Notes:
a
Data are expressed as mean and SD.
*
P<0.01, as obtained by comparison with Staphylococcus using the Mann–Whitney U-test;
**
P=0.033, as obtained by comparison with the sample before massage using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Abbreviation: ND, not detected.