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    Mastitis is an infection of the breast that usually occurs within the first weeks of breastfeeding. Staphylococcus aureus is often the organism involved, transmitted from the infant's nasal passages to the mother's breasts. Risk factors include cracked or damaged nipples. Symptoms include painful, swollen, and red breasts with fever. Treatment involves antibiotics, continuing breastfeeding or expressing milk to empty the breast, and supportive measures like cold compresses. Left untreated, mastitis can develop into a breast abscess requiring incision and drainage. With proper treatment, mastitis and abscesses do not cause permanent breast issues or cancer.

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    Mastitis is an infection of the breast that usually occurs within the first weeks of breastfeeding. Staphylococcus aureus is often the organism involved, transmitted from the infant's nasal passages to the mother's breasts. Risk factors include cracked or damaged nipples. Symptoms include painful, swollen, and red breasts with fever. Treatment involves antibiotics, continuing breastfeeding or expressing milk to empty the breast, and supportive measures like cold compresses. Left untreated, mastitis can develop into a breast abscess requiring incision and drainage. With proper treatment, mastitis and abscesses do not cause permanent breast issues or cancer.

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    MASTITIS

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    Micah Magallano
    Mastitis is an infection of the breast that usually occurs within the first weeks of breastfeeding. Staphylococcus aureus is often the organism involved, transmitted from the infant's nasal passages to the mother's breasts. Risk factors include cracked or damaged nipples. Symptoms include painful, swollen, and red breasts with fever. Treatment involves antibiotics, continuing breastfeeding or expressing milk to empty the breast, and supportive measures like cold compresses. Left untreated, mastitis can develop into a breast abscess requiring incision and drainage. With proper treatment, mastitis and abscesses do not cause permanent breast issues or cancer.

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    MASTITI

    S
    • Infection of the breast
    • 7 postpartal day or not
    th

    until the baby is weeks or


    months old
    • Epidemic mastitis or
    epidemic breast abscess
    ORGANISM
    INVOLVED
    Staphylococcus aureus
    • Methicillin-resistant S.
    aureus infection or
    candidiasis while in the
    hospital

    Candida spp.
    • Candidiasis
    TRANSMISSION
    Infant acquired
    Nasal-oral cavity of
    organism from the (breastfeeding)
    infant
    hospital

    RISK FACTOR
    Milk ducts by Cracked or fissured
    Proliferate
    sucking nipples

    Spreads from one to


    BREAST MILK as an another (Epidemic
    Bacterial growth
    excellent medium mastitis/epidemic
    breast abscess)
    PREVENTIVE
    MEASURES
    FOR NIPPLES FROM CRACKING
    Making certain the
    baby is positioned
    correctly and
    grasps the nipple
    properly, including
    both the nipple
    and areola.
    Helping a baby
    release a grasp on
    the nipple before
    removing baby
    from the heat.
    Washing hands
    between handling
    perineal pads and
    touching breast.
    Exposing nipples
    to air for at least
    part of every day.
    Possibly using a
    vitamin E ointment
    daily to soften
    nipples.
    Encouraging
    women to begin
    breastfeeding
    (when the infant
    sucks most
    forcefully) on an
    unaffected nipple
    (if a woman has
    one cracked nipple
    and one well
    nipple)
    ASSESSMENT
    • Usually unilateral,
    • Bilateral-epidemic
    mastitis, originates with
    infant
    SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
    • Painful
    • Swollen
    • Reddened
    • Fever within hours
    • Scant breast milk
    If diagnosis is not clear,
    • Sonogram
    –To be certain a deep
    lying breast abscess isn’t
    also present
    THERAPEUTIC
    MANAGEMENT
    Dicloxacillin or cephalosporin
    • Antibiotics against penicillin-
    resistant staphylococci
    Breastfeeding
    • Breast emptied of milk prevent
    bacterial growth
    • Infected breast (too painful), express
    milk manually until antibiotic has
    taken effect and mastitis has
    diminished
    Cold or Ice compress and
    supportive bra
    • Helps with pain relief until the
    process improves
    Warm, wet compress
    • Helpful in reducing inflammation and
    edema
    If treated immediately,

    Mastitis 2-3 days Mastitis


    If left untreated,

    Breast Localized
    infection abscess
    If unrecognized,

    Spread to involve Rupture through


    a large portion of skin, w/ thick,
    breast purulent drainage
    If an abscess forms,
    Abscess may
    DISCONTINUE
    need incision &
    breastfeeding
    drainage

    Encourage to
    Bottle-feed
    pump breast
    infant
    milk
    NEITHER mastitis nor a
    breast abscess leaves any
    permanent breast disease
    Incision is NOT associated
    with the development of
    breast cancer and DOES
    NOT interfere with future
    breastfeeding potential.

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