Journal article
The yeast connection: is Candida linked to breastfeeding associated pain?
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Vol.197(4), pp.424.e1-424.e4
2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.05.053
PMID: 17904988
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine whether the isolation of
Candida from breastfeeding women is associated with self-reported pain.
A prospective cohort study was conducted from May 2004 to July 2006. Ninety-eight breastfeeding women were enrolled: 20 women reported breastfeeding associated pain, and 78 women were asymptomatic. Cultures were obtained from breast milk, areolae, and infants’ oropharynx.
Six of the 20 symptomatic women had breast milk cultures positive for yeast, compared with 6 of 78 controls (30% vs 7.7%,
P = .015). Among the 12 women from whom yeast was isolated, 11 grew
Candida albicans. Incidence of
Staphylococcus aureus isolation did not differ significantly between groups (5 of 20 vs 15 of 78,
P > .05).
C. albicans is found more often in breastfeeding mothers who report pain as compared with asymptomatic breastfeeding mothers. Further studies, including treatment trials, are needed to determine whether
Candida plays an etiologic role in breastfeeding associated pain.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The yeast connection: is Candida linked to breastfeeding associated pain?
- Creators
- Janet I Andrews - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IADiedre K Fleener - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IAShawn A Messer - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IAWendy F Hansen - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KYMichael A Pfaller - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IADaniel J Diekema - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Vol.197(4), pp.424.e1-424.e4
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.05.053
- PMID
- 17904988
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Obstet Gynecol
- ISSN
- 0002-9378
- eISSN
- 1097-6868
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983986264002771
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