Hello Wise Ones, i am wondering what info you have available as to how soon antibiotic treatment is required for mastitis. Generally if a mom has fever >101 and flu-like symptoms, we send her to the pharmacy right away (as opposed to the woman who has a sore, red-streaked breast, but no fever or generalized malaise). Last night at 10 PM (right after the last pharmacy in town closes) I got a call from a mom with a high fever, sore, red breast, and flu sx. I asked her to go to Urgent Care and get the required Rx, just to be on the safe side. Could she have safely waited until morning, or would that have put her at increased risk for a breast abcess? Your responses are much appreciated. Martha Johnson RN IBCLC Eugene Oregon *********************************************** 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