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Streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of lactational mastitis: a case report
Pneumococci are predominant in respiratory tract infections but may have unusual presentations such as lactational mastitis. We report a 29‐year‐old breastfeeding woman with pneumococcal mastitis confirmed by positive blood culture and culture of milk. Previously, a few similar cases have been repor...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29744087 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1488 |
| Sumario: | Pneumococci are predominant in respiratory tract infections but may have unusual presentations such as lactational mastitis. We report a 29‐year‐old breastfeeding woman with pneumococcal mastitis confirmed by positive blood culture and culture of milk. Previously, a few similar cases have been reported, but none was associated with bacteremia. |
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