Commensal organisms isolated from breast milk samples
| Sample | Quantity | Bacterium |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ++ | Diphtheroids |
| + | Bacillus spp. | |
| + | Viridans group Streptococcus | |
| 2 | +++ | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus |
| + | Viridans group Streptococcus | |
| 3 | ++++ | Non-enteric Gram-negative bacilli |
| ++ | Diphtheroids | |
| 4 | + | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus |
| 5 | ++++ | Enteric Gram-negative bacilli |
| ++++ | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | |
| +++ | Bacillus spp. | |
| 6 | ++++ | Non-enteric Gram-negative bacilli |
| +++ | Enteric Gram-negative bacilli | |
| 7 | ++ | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus |
| + | Viridans group Streptococcus | |
| 8 | ++++ | Enterococcus spp. |
| ++ | Viridans Group Streptococcus | |
| + | Staphylococcus aureus | |
| + | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus |
+, very few; ++, few; +++, moderate; ++++, numerous