A mother with mastitis is concerned about breast-feeding while she has an active infec-tion. The nurse should explain that the:
a. Infant is protected from infection by immunoglobulins in the breast milk.
b. Infant is not susceptible to the organisms that cause mastitis.
c. Organisms that cause mastitis are not passed to the milk.
d. Organisms will be inactivated by gastric acid.
C
The organisms are localized in the breast tissue and are not excreted in the breast milk.
The mother is just producing the immunoglobulin from this infection, so it is not available for the infant.
Because of an immature immune system, infants are susceptible to many infections. However, this infection is in the breast tissue and is not excreted in the breast milk.
The organism will not get into the infant's gastrointestinal system.
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