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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A postpaum woman has acute puerperal mastitis. Which of the following statements is true?
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The correct answer is  Acute puerperal mastitis Most common organism- Staphylococcus aureus inoculated into maternal breasts through the baby's nasopharynx. Symptoms and signs Fever with chills, myalgia, malaise Engorged and tender breast Mostly unilateral Approximately 10 percent of women with mastitis develop an abscess which requires incision and drainage. Rx- Dicloxacillin, 500 mg orally four times daily, may be staed empirically. Erythromycin is given to women who are penicillin hypersensitive