From the Guidelines
Treatment of Mastitis Mastitis is typically treated with a 10- to 14-day course of antibiotics, such as dicloxacillin 500mg orally every 6 hours or cephalexin 500mg orally every 6 hours 1. For patients with penicillin allergy, erythromycin 250-500mg orally every 6 hours or clindamycin 300mg orally every 6 hours may be used as alternatives.
- Supportive Measures: Applying warm compresses, resting, and continuing to breastfeed or express milk can help alleviate symptoms and promote healing 1.
- Severe Cases: Hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics such as oxacillin or nafcillin may be necessary in severe cases.
- Breastfeeding: Mothers with mastitis are encouraged to continue breastfeeding, as regular feeding or expression of milk is an adjunct to other treatment 1.
- Antibiotics: Antibiotics may be indicated, and approximately 10% of mastitis cases progress to breast abscesses, which require drainage 1. It is essential to note that the provided evidence from studies 1, 1, and 1 is not directly related to the treatment of mastitis, but rather focuses on systemic mastocytosis and its management. Therefore, these studies do not influence the treatment approach for mastitis.
From the Research
Treatment for Mastitis
There are no research papers to assist in answering this question as the provided studies focus on antibiotic treatment durations for various infections, including bloodstream infections, gram-negative bacteremia, and complicated urinary tract infections, but do not specifically address the treatment for mastitis.
- The studies 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 discuss the optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for different types of infections, but none of them mention mastitis.
- Mastitis is an inflammation of the breast tissue, often caused by infection, and its treatment typically involves antibiotics, supportive care, and sometimes drainage of any abscesses that may have formed.
- Without specific studies on mastitis, it is not possible to provide evidence-based information on its treatment based on the provided research papers.