ReviewEuropean journal of breast health2018
Breast Infection: A Review of Diagnosis and Management Practices.
Review in European journal of breast health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Non-lactational Infectious Mastitis in the Americas: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing mastitis after childbirth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Recurrent breast abscess leading to an incidental diagnosis of tuberculous mastitis: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Management of lactational and non-lactational breast abscesses: an evidence-based framework to support breast surgeon decision-making.Updates in surgery · 2026Review
- Subareolar breast abscess in males.World journal of methodology · 2026Article
- A 30-Year-Old Woman With a Lactational Breast Abscess Managed With Adjunctive Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Vacuum-Assisted Closure).The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- A Pictorial Review on Mastitis: Clinical Aspects, Imaging Features and Complications.Journal of imaging · 2026Review
- Image-guided and surgical management of breast infections: Addressing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- Three-year cumulative antibiogram of breast-associated secretion and drainage specimens in female patients in Syria (2022-2024): microbiologic spectrum, antimicrobial susceptibility, and annual MSSA trends.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- The Gems and Pitfalls of Inflammatory Breast Disease: An Illustrated Review of Mastitis. What the Radiologist Should Know.Radiology research and practice · 2026Review
- Mammary Gland Microbiota in Benign Breast Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Comparative Outcomes Between Needle Aspiration and Incision-and-Drainage in Breast Abscesses: Is Less Truly More?Cureus · 2025Article
- Influenza infection of the mammary gland.Journal of virology · 2025Review
- Effect of Steroids on Granulomatous and Non-granulomatous Mastitis: A Case Series of 12 Patients.Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes and recurrence predictors in breast abscess surgical management: A retrospective analysis.Medicine · 2025Observational
- Microbiologically Confirmed Primary Tubercular Breast Abscess in a Young Female: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Clinical and Surgical Insights into Zuska Disease: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Personalizing Breast Cancer Surgery: Harnessing the Power of ROME (Radiological and Oncoplastic Multidisciplinary Evaluation).Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- High-throughput, pan-leukocyte biomarkers for the detection of inflammation in human breastmilk and stool.Frontiers in epigenetics and epigenomics · 2025Article
- Pre-pregnancy body mass index and lactational mastitis: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mastitis is a common condition that predominates during the puerperium. Breast abscesses are less common, however when they do develop, delays in specialist referral may occur due to lack of clear protocols. In secondary care abscesses can be diagnosed by ultrasound scan and in the past the management has been dependent on the receiving surgeon. Management options include aspiration under local anesthetic or more invasive incision and drainage (I&D). Over recent years the availability of bedside/clinic based ultrasound scan has made diagnosis easier and minimally invasive procedures have become the cornerstone of breast abscess management. We review the diagnosis and management of breast infection in the primary and secondary care setting, highlighting the importance of early referral for severe infection/breast abscesses. As a clear guideline on the management of breast infection is lacking, this review provides useful guidance for those who rarely see breast infection to help avoid long-term morbidity.
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