try this instead: it has to do with culturing the milk and discovering staph aureus.

http://jhl.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/3/221?eaf





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From: Charity <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 9:08:40 PM
Subject: amir et al citation needed

Anyone have a proper citation for this study as described by Dr Ruth Lawrence?

A study by Amir and colleagues reported cultures of 125 women who were
lactating and 31 non-lactators.  Nineteen percent of those with breast
pain grew the fungus on the nipple and in the milk.  Only 3% were
positive in the pain-free group and none in the non-lactating group.
Staphylococcal aureus was cultured in 34% of the pain group, in 5% of
the pain free lactating women, and in none of the non-lactators.
These data confirm the statement that not all burning breast pain is
due to thrush.

I cannot find in the archives, nor on any site that is not instantly crashing when I try to open.

I am trying to convince a Dr to do a nipple and milk culture for a mom with oozing nipples, previous hx of masitis, breast pain unresponsive to two weeks of high dose diflucan plus, APNO plus diet changes plus, etc etc. etc.  


Many thanks!!

Charity
(Who is finding it ironic that I spent many years early in my lactation support career convincing docs to treat Moms for ductal yeast, and now I am convincing them to culture milk for possible bacterial infection).  
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