The yeast connection: is Candida linked to breastfeeding associated pain?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424.e1-424.e4

  Andrews, Janet I ^a   Fleener, Diedre K ^a   Messer, Shawn A ^a   Hansen, Wendy F ^b   Pfaller, Michael A ^a   Diekema, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; Candida albicans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREAST FEEDING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648823036     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.05.053     Document Type: Article

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