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. 2022 May 9;19(9):5762. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095762

Table 5.

Socio-demographic and obstetric features of patients with S. aureus infection.

MSSA
(n = 32)		 MRSA
(n = 26)
Age (years) 32.3 ± 5.1 33.5 ± 9.0
Smoking (%) (n) 0 (0) 3.8 (1)
BMI (kg/m2) 22.5 ± 4.1 22.3 ± 4.5
Mode of delivery
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    Vaginal birth (%) (n)

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    Cesarean section (%) (n)
90.6 (29)
9.4 (3)
61.5 (16)
38.5 * (10)
Exclusive breastfeeding at birth (%) (n) 71.9 (23) 42.3 (11)
Breastfeeding at diagnosis
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    Exclusive (%) (n)

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    Complementary (%) (n)

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    No breastfeeding (%) (n)
65.6 (21)
31.2 (10)
3.2 (1)
46.1 (12)
38.5 (10)
15.4 (4)
Use of breastfeeding aids (breast pump, nipple shilds) (%) (n) 50 (16) 57.7 (15)

Data expressed as mean ± SD and %. Significance: Student’s t-test and ꭓ2 analysis; * p < 0.05.