Status:
COMPLETED
Staphylococcus Aureus Carrier Status in Breastfeeding Mothers and Infants and the Risk of Lactation Mastitis
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Conditions:
Mastitis
Staphylococcus Aureus
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief 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 ...
Detailed Description
Lactation mastitis is an acute inflammation of the interlobular connective tissue within the mammary gland of a breastfeeding woman. It is a relatively common condition that causes pain and worry, and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mother must plan to breastfeed exclusively for at least two months
- Mother must be 18 years or older.
- Mother must speak English and capable of giving informed consent
- Must be the delivery of a term (37 weeks or more), singleton live infant.
- Mother must be within post-partum day zero to three-status post delivery
- Both mother and infant generally healthy without disease known to cause significant immune dysfunction or known to be associated with abnormally high carriage rates of S. aureus such as HIV-positive status or AIDS, Type I Diabetes Mellitus, ongoing need for hemodialysis or chronic steroid use, or receiving either chemotherapy/radiation treatment for malignancy?
- Must have the ability to communicate via phone for follow up assessments.
Exclusion
- Does not have the ability to drop off the second set of cultures.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
557 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00620984
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
June 2 2015
Active Locations (1)
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SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210