In einer eMail vom 3-7-01 14:36:10 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> Nursing mothers who develop breast abscesses or mastitis one to four weeks
> postpartum should be considered as having penicillin-resistant
> staphylococcal infections.

Frank, could you explain, why should mastitis (abcess is another story
perhaps) in these mothers in the first place be considered
penicillin-resistant
staphylococcal infections and not plain breastfeeding mismanagement,
treatable by frequent nursing/breastemptying, restand warmth and good
breastfeeding management? I haven't seen very much cases of mastitis in any
stage of lactation that did not react to improvement of breastfeeding
management.
It's good to have a antibiotics-list as yours (thank you for providing it to
us!) to know what mothers can use *if* and *when* they are needed, but I
think it's not the treatment to start with in every mastitis.
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Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC
MOM, LLLL, primary schoolteacher
Hiilensberg, Germany

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