Open AccessEvaluation and Treatment of Mastitis in Infants
Author(s) -
Edwin C. Montague,
Joseph A. Hilinski,
Deborah Andresen,
Anthony Cooley
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e3182a06448
Subject(s) - medicine , mastitis , staphylococcus aureus , breast milk , pediatrics , breast feeding , pathology , bacteria , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , biology
We reviewed cases of mastitis in infants treated at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta from 2005 to 2011. Among infants with breast cultures, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common cause. No infant with a positive breast culture had a concordant positive culture elsewhere. Our findings argue that urine, blood and spinal fluid cultures are unnecessary in well-appearing afebrile infants with mastitis.