Mastitis
Mastitis
Mastitis
nipple.
organism that causes mastitis comes from
the nasal–oral cavity of the infant
In these instances, the infant has usually
acquired a Staphylococcus aureus
infection while in the hospital.
Candidiasis can also be spread this way.
By sucking on a nipple, the infant
infection of the breast
introduces the organisms into the milk
may occur as early as the seventh
ducts, where they proliferate (breast milk
postpartal day or not until the baby is
is an excellent medium for bacterial
weeks or months old
growth).
organism causing the infection usually
epidemic breast abscess
enters through cracked and fissured
several women discharged from the
nipples
hospital at the same time have similar
Therefore, measures that prevent cracked
infections
and fissured nipples also help prevent
mastitis.
These measures include:
ASSESSMENT
Making certain the baby is positioned
correctly and grasps the nipple usually unilateral
properly, including both nipple and epidemic mastitis
areola because it originates with the
infant, may be bilateral
The affected breast is:
Painful
Swollen
Reddened
Fever accompanies these first
symptoms within hours
Breast milk becomes scant
THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT