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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life-threatening cause=== | |||
There is no life-threatening cause of mastitis. | |||
===Most common cause=== | |||
The most common cause of mastitis is [[Staphylococcus aureus]]<ref name="pmid24145956">{{cite journal| author=Montague EC, Hilinski J, Andresen D, Cooley A| title=Evaluation and treatment of mastitis in infants. | journal=Pediatr Infect Dis J | year= 2013 | volume= 32 | issue= 11 | pages= 1295-6 | pmid=24145956 | doi=10.1097/INF.0b013e3182a06448 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24145956}}</ref> normally found on the skin. | |||
===Common causes=== | |||
Common causes include: | |||
*''[[Staphylococcus epidermidis]]'' | |||
* ''[[Streptococcus]]'' | |||
* ''[[Escherichia coli|E. coli]]'' | |||
* ''[[Mycoplasma]]''. | |||
*[[Fungus|Fungi]], most commonly ''[[Candida (genus)|Candida]]'', that may be found in the oral cavity of the baby. | |||
===Less common causes=== | |||
Mastitis is caused by: | Mastitis is caused by: | ||
*[[Bacteria]], mostly ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''<ref name="pmid24145956">{{cite journal| author=Montague EC, Hilinski J, Andresen D, Cooley A| title=Evaluation and treatment of mastitis in infants. | journal=Pediatr Infect Dis J | year= 2013 | volume= 32 | issue= 11 | pages= 1295-6 | pmid=24145956 | doi=10.1097/INF.0b013e3182a06448 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24145956}}</ref> normally found on the skin, as well as ''[[Staphylococcus epidermidis]]'', ''[[Streptococcus]]'', ''[[Escherichia coli|E. coli]]'', and ''[[Mycoplasma]]''. | *[[Bacteria]], mostly ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]''<ref name="pmid24145956">{{cite journal| author=Montague EC, Hilinski J, Andresen D, Cooley A| title=Evaluation and treatment of mastitis in infants. | journal=Pediatr Infect Dis J | year= 2013 | volume= 32 | issue= 11 | pages= 1295-6 | pmid=24145956 | doi=10.1097/INF.0b013e3182a06448 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24145956}}</ref> normally found on the skin, as well as ''[[Staphylococcus epidermidis]]'', ''[[Streptococcus]]'', ''[[Escherichia coli|E. coli]]'', and ''[[Mycoplasma]]''. | ||
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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:
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Streptococcus
- E. coli
- Mycoplasma.
- Fungi, most commonly Candida, that may be found in the oral cavity of the baby.
Less common causes
Mastitis is caused by:
- Bacteria, mostly Staphylococcus aureus[1] normally found on the skin, as well as Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus, E. coli, and Mycoplasma.
- Fungi, most commonly species of Candida, that may be found in the oral cavity of the baby.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.