Does candida and/or staphylococcus play a role in nipple and breast pain in lactation? A cohort study in melbourne, australia

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Amir, Lisa H ^a   Donath, Susan M ^b   Garland, Suzanne M ^b,c,d   Tabrizi, Sepehr N ^b,c,d   Bennett, Catherine M ^e   Cullinane, Meabh ^a   Payne, Matthew S ^a,f  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST MILK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 84876137178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002351     Document Type: Article

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