Abstract
Puerperal mastitis and breast abscess caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is a condition rarely described in Europe to date. We report and comment on a case of CA-MRSA puerperal breast abscess in a 22-year-old primiparous mother. This aetiology was suspected before the antibiotic susceptibility profile of the strain isolated from the abscess was known on account of a history of previous skin colonisation detected in her baby. Additionally, the most striking epidemiological and therapeutic aspects, potential consequences of cross-infection between mother and child, and infection control management of this entity are briefly reviewed and discussed.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / diagnosis*
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Abscess / etiology
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Abscess / microbiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / etiology
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Cross Infection / diagnosis*
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Europe / epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis
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Infant, Newborn, Diseases / etiology
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Infant, Newborn, Diseases / microbiology
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Mastitis / diagnosis*
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Mastitis / etiology
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Mastitis / microbiology
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Puerperal Infection / diagnosis
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Puerperal Infection / etiology
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Puerperal Infection / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications
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Staphylococcal Infections / congenital
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Young Adult