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ArticleThe Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology2022

Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis reveals no clear link between Staphylococcus epidermidis and acute mastitis.

Meabh Cullinane, Lauren Scofield, Gerald L Murray, Matthew S Payne, Catherine M Bennett, Suzanne M Garland, Lisa H Amir, for the CASTLE Study team

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Article in The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Meabh CullinaneJudith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4947-1826
Lauren ScofieldRoyal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
Gerald L MurrayRoyal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
Matthew S PayneDivision of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.
Catherine M BennettInstitute of Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3125, Australia.
Suzanne M GarlandRoyal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6869-311X
Lisa H AmirJudith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2510-1399
for the CASTLE Study team
Royal Women's Hospital · AUDeakin University · AULa Trobe University · AUThe University of Western Australia · AU

Funding

Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe UniversityNational Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 541907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mastitis is commonly experienced by breastfeeding women. While Staphylococcus aureus is usually implicated in infectious mastitis, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a possible alternative pathogen. This case-control study examined the role of CoNS in mastitis using isolates cultured from breast milk of 20 women with mastitis and 16 women without mastitis. Gene sequencing determined bacterial species, and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis investigated strain-level variation. The majority of CoNS isolates were Staphylococcus epidermidis (182/199; 91%). RAPD analysis identified 33 unique S. epidermidis profiles, with no specific profile associated with mastitis cases.

Indexed as

Mastitis, BovineStaphylococcus epidermidisAnimalsCase-Control StudiesCattleDNAFemaleHumansRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueStaphylococcusDNAcase-control studycoagulase-negative staphylococcimastitisStaphylococcus epidermidis

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PMID35229883
PMCPMC9543939
OpenAlexW4214650122

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