Results of Microbial Testing Exploring the Etiology of Deep Breast Pain During Lactation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Nonrandomized Trials

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-364

  Betzold, Christine M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast milk cultures; Breast pain; Breastfeeding lactation; Candida albicans; Etiology; Infection; Mammary candidosis; mastitis; Meta analyses; Nipple pain; Staphylococcus aureus; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; BREAST MILK; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEEP BREAST PAIN; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL DETECTION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MASTALGIA; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NIPPLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84863533061     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00136.x     Document Type: Review

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