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Staphylococcus Aureus Carrier Status in Breastfeeding Mothers and Infants and the Risk of Lactation Mastitis

NCT00620984 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 557

Last updated 2015-06-02

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Summary

Lactation (breastfeeding) mastitis is an acute infection of the milk ducts of the breastfeeding woman. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the infectious germ most commonly associated with lactation mastitis. Twenty percent of the general population are carriers of Staphylococcus aureus, which means that they carry the infectious germ but do not become ill from it. It has been suggested that mothers who are carriers of S. aureus in their nostril may be at an increased risk of developing lactational mastitis, however; this has not been clinical proven.

We are studying the relationship between S. aureus carrier status of breastfeeding mothers and infants and the risk of developing lactational mastitis. Additionally, we are collecting questionnaire data in an attempt to better define factors predisposing women to lactation mastitis.

Conditions

  • Mastitis
  • Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Staphylococcal Infections

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jayne R Charlamb, MD, IBCLC · State University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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