Hi there. There are several things here that disturb me. First, an LC should not be giving instructions to mothers on how or what to use as medication...unless prescribed by a physician. Now, that is not to say that I do not advise moms about resources, show them Jack's information (as he is an MD, www.breastfeedingonline.com), ..etc....or point in the direction of resources and references that recommend medication. I do. However, the problem can come when information may be mistakenly interpreted. In this case, I do not think that mupirocin is antifungal. If you want, check out the webpage above for a good yeast protocol by Dr. Newman. Kathleen Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:37:48 -0500 From: JMowatt <[log in to unmask]> Subject: bactroban and yeast? A mom that I am talking with has been diagnosed with yeast and was given these instruction by her LC. "apply a small amount of bactroban (mupirocin) ointment to the area that the baby's mouth covers. Mupirocin is both antifungal and antibacterial." I have not been able to find any reference to the fact that it is also anti-fungal. She is also using steroid cream on her nipple but no other anti-fungal cream. She is also pumping and not nursing until her nipples heal. Can anyone help me out here? Is this a commonly used treatment for yeast? She is not using it as part of Jack's APNO which was the only consistent reference I could find for using it. Thanks. Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet, Indep. Consultant mailto:[log in to unmask] http://homepages.together.net/~kbruce/kbblact.html LACTNET Archives http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html