TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Puerperal Mastitis A1 - Rogers, Vanessa L. A1 - Roberts, Scott W. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - Postpartum mastitis occurs sporadically in nursing mothers, usually with symptom onset after discharge from the hospital. Staphylococcus aureus is usually the causative agent. Women nursing for the first time and those with difficulty breastfeeding appear to be at greatest risk. Rarely, inflammatory carcinoma of the breast can be mistaken for puerperal mastitis (see also Chapter 17). Unfortunately, strategies aimed at preventing mastitis in breastfeeding women have been unsuccessful. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/07 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193159403 ER -