Determinants of mastitis in women in the CASTLE study: A cohort study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

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

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast infection; Breastfeeding; Mastitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST FEEDING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASTITIS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949995125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0396-5     Document Type: Article

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