Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal mastitis.
A postpartum patient had a unilateral breast infection that responded to cephalosporin treatment. During therapy, the contralateral breast developed a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. The patient was hospitalized and treated successfully with intravenous vancomycin. Obstetricians should be alert to this possibility when treating patients with postpartum mastitis.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Miami Hospital, FL.
D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008712:Methicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D001971:Bromocriptine; D014640:Vancomycin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole; D008712:Methicillin