RT Book, Section
A1 Rogers, Vanessa L.
A1 Roberts, Scott W.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193159403
T1 Puerperal Mastitis
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193159403
RD 2024/09/11
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.