title: Clinical inquiry: what's the best way to relieve mastitis in breastfeeding mothers?
abstract: Frequent breast emptying helps both infectious and noninfectious mastitis. Antibiotics may be useful for women with positive milk cultures, but their utility for treating undifferentiated mastitis is unknown. Consider prescribing antibiotics for women whose mastitis symptoms don' t improve after 12 to 24 hours of frequent breast emptying.
authors: Swedish Family Medicine, Residency-First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors: Aurelie
authors: A
authors: Cabou
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Babineau
authors: Leilani
authors: L
authors: St Anna
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002515:Cephradine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin; D002515:Cephradine