A total of 300 women with lactational infectious mastitis will daily ingest 9 log10 cfu of Lactobacillus salivarius HN6, Lactobacillus reuteri CR20 or Lactobacillus fermentum LC40 for 4 weeks. The three lactobacilli strains were originally isolated from milk of healthy women. On days 0 and 28, milk samples will be collected, and staphylococci/streptococci and lactobacilli will be counted and identified. Evolution of clinical signs will be recorded by midwifes on days 0, 7, 14 and 28.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
9 log colony-forming units, capsules, daily, four weeks
9 log colony-forming units, capsules, daily, four weeks
9 log colony-forming units, capsules, daily, four weeks
Dpt. Nutricion, Bromatologia y Tecnologia de los Alimentos
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Staphylococcal and/or streptococcal count in milk
Time frame: 0 and 28 days
Assessment of local and systemic symptoms associated to mastitis
Time frame: days 0, 7, 14 and 28
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Use of amoxicillin, cloxacillin or amoxicillin/clavulanic acid(500-750 mg), orally, every 8-12 h, for 2-3 weeks (as prescribed by the physician responsible for the clinical diagnosis of lactational mastitis)