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Candidal Infection: Mother and Child
Both mother and baby must be treated at the same time.
Treatment for fungal infection in nipple/ areola: burning pain felt during or after feeds after first week postpartum, not alleviated by positional change; unilateral or bilateral; shiny, erythemic; dry/peeling.
Mother: Apply small amounts of antifungal cream (mycostatin, mycolog or Newman’s ointment) to areola and nipple(s) after feeding for 14 to 21 days.
Infant: Nystatin
Premature neonates:
100,000 units (1 ml) four times per day. Place ½ dose in each side of mouth. Avoid feeding for 5 to 10 minutes
Neonates and Infants:
200,000 units (2ml) four times per day. Place ½ dose in each side of mouth. Avoid feeding for 5 to 10 minutes
Treatment for fungal infection in ductal tissue in the breast (symptoms stabbing shooting pain deep in the breast)
Mother:
Fluconazole (diflucan) 200 mg loading dose followed by 100mg/day for 14 days
Infant:
Nystatin
Premature neonates:
100,000 units (1 ml) four times per day. Place ½ dose in each side of mouth. Avoid feeding for 5 to 10 minutes
Neonates and Infants:
200,000 units (2ml) four times per day. Place ½ dose in each side of mouth. Avoid feeding for 5 to 10 minutes
Lawrence and Lawrence 2016 Chapter 13, Transmission of Infectious Diseases Through Breast Milk and Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding A guide For The Medical Profession, Eighth Edition Philadelphia, Pa. Elsevier.
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