Medical Definition of Breast infection
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Inflammation of the breast tissue most often caused by a bacterial infection.
Staphylococcus is the most common organism. This breast infection is seen most commonly in the immediate postpartum period (during breast-feeding).
Treatment includes warm wet compresses to the site and oral antibiotics.
(27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breast Infection
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