First line of treatment of mastitis in a lactating mother is

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Find the correct statements:
A. In human pregnancy, the major organ systems are formed at the end of 12 weeks.
B. In human pregnancy, the major organ systems are formed at the end of 8 weeks.
C. In human pregnancy, heart is formed after one month of gestation.
D. In human pregnancy, limbs and digits develop by the end of second month.
E. In human pregnancy, the appearance of hair is usually observed in the fifth month.
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Answer 1

Step 1: Infective mastitis during lactation is overwhelmingly a Staphylococcus aureus problem, and most of these strains make penicillinase that inactivates ordinary penicillins.
Step 2: The drug must resist that enzyme and be acceptable during breastfeeding. Penicillinase-resistant penicillins such as dicloxacillin fit both requirements and are the standard first agent; cephalexin or clindamycin serve those allergic to penicillin.
Step 3: Plain ampicillin fails because the bacterial enzyme breaks it down, while the cephalosporins listed are reserved as second-line. Therefore the first-line treatment is dicloxacillin.
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First line of treatment of mastitis in a lactating mother is

The Correct Option is A

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