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====Non-pathogenic==== | ====Non-pathogenic==== | ||
*●Tight-fitting brassiere or car seatbelt | *●Tight-fitting brassiere or car seatbelt | ||
*●Oveproduction of milk | *●Oveproduction of [[milk]] | ||
*●Infrequent | *●Infrequent [[breastfeeding]] | ||
*●Maternal stress | *●Maternal stress | ||
*●Maternal malnutrition | *●Maternal [[malnutrition]] | ||
*●Nipple excoriation or cracking | *●Nipple excoriation or cracking | ||
*●Rapid weaning | *●Rapid [[weaning]] | ||
===Less common causes=== | ===Less common causes=== | ||
Less common causes include: | Less common causes include: | ||
* [[Autoimmune]] reaction to [[luminal]] [[fluid]] | * [[Autoimmune]] reaction to [[luminal]] [[fluid]] | ||
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*[[Autoimmune]] reaction to [[luminal]] [[fluid]] | |||
*''[[Escherichia coli|E. coli]]'' | |||
*[[Fungus|Fungi]], most commonly ''[[Candida (genus)|Candida]]'' | |||
*●Infrequent [[breastfeeding]] | |||
*●Maternal [[stress]] | |||
*●Maternal [[malnutrition]] | |||
*''[[Mycoplasma]]'' | |||
*●Nipple excoriation or cracking | |||
*●Oveproduction of [[milk]] | |||
*●Rapid [[weaning]] | |||
*[[Staphylococcus aureus]] | |||
*''[[Staphylococcus epidermidis]]'' | |||
* ''[[Streptococcus]]'' | |||
* ●Tight-fitting brassiere or car seatbelt | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Mastitis is mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus.[1] Other causes include Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus, E. coli, Mycoplasma and Candida.
Causes
Life-threatening cause
There is no life-threatening cause of mastitis.
Most common cause
The most common cause of mastitis is Staphylococcus aureus[1] normally found on the skin.
Common causes
Common causes include:
Pathogenic
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Streptococcus
- E. coli
- Mycoplasma.
- Fungi, most commonly Candida, that may be found in the oral cavity of the baby.
Non-pathogenic
- ●Tight-fitting brassiere or car seatbelt
- ●Oveproduction of milk
- ●Infrequent breastfeeding
- ●Maternal stress
- ●Maternal malnutrition
- ●Nipple excoriation or cracking
- ●Rapid weaning
Less common causes
Less common causes include:
- Autoimmune reaction to luminal fluid
- Autoimmune reaction to luminal fluid
- E. coli
- Fungi, most commonly Candida
- ●Infrequent breastfeeding
- ●Maternal stress
- ●Maternal malnutrition
- Mycoplasma
- ●Nipple excoriation or cracking
- ●Oveproduction of milk
- ●Rapid weaning
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Streptococcus
- ●Tight-fitting brassiere or car seatbelt
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montague EC, Hilinski J, Andresen D, Cooley A (2013). "Evaluation and treatment of mastitis in infants". Pediatr Infect Dis J. 32 (11): 1295–6. doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e3182a06448. PMID 24145956.