An Update on the Recognition and Management of Lactational Breast Inflammation

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 595-605

  Betzold, Christine M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

breast abscess; breast pain; breastfeeding; candidiasis; ductal infections; lactation; mastitis; plugged ducts; thrush

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BELLIS PERENNIS EXTRACT; BETAMETHASONE; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DICLOXACILLIN; DR NEWMAN ALL PURPOSE NIPPLE OINTMENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GLEDITSIA EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; NYSTATIN; OXYTOCIN; PENICILLIN G; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; POKEWEED EXTRACT; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BELLIS PERENNIS; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CRYOTHERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLEDITSIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFANT DISEASE; LACTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MASTECTOMY; MASTITIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POKEWEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION;

BREAST FEEDING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LACTATION DISORDERS; MASTITIS; MILK, HUMAN; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35548944868     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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