Breast abscess: Evidence based management recommendations

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 753-762

  Lam, Elaine ^a   Chan, Tiffany ^a   Wiseman, Sam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast abscess; Breast infection; Incision and drainage; Mastitis; Percutaneous drainage

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST FEEDING; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; LACTATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ABSCESS; BREAST DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; BREAST DISEASES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902475147     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2014.913982     Document Type: Review

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