| Abstract: | Nowadays, the pathogenic staphylococcus plays the most important part in the etiology of mastitis. Further in depth studies of this disease are still necessary. The presence of this disease raises the question of breast feeding. Lactation mastitis disturbs the function of the manmary glands and decreases the quality of the milk. The authors conducted a clinical and bacteriological study of 102 women with unilateral purulent mastitis and their newborns. 95 women went through an operation within 2 days of their admission. The operation for mastitis is a serious intervention which necessitates a good training. 20 healthy women and their newborns aged up to 2 months, served as a control group. Before the operation, the examinations had revealed that the milk from the unaffected breast also contained pathogenic staphylococcus. As a result, the newborns nursed from the healthy mammary gland were showing frequent signs of infection. It is concluded that mothers with purulent lactation mastitis should not breast feed their children as this creates a serious risk of infection for the baby. |
