| breast abscesses in nigeria: lactational versus non-lactational. | this review of 299 cases of breast abscesses seen over a 10-year period (1981-1990) at the university of calabar teaching hospital in nigeria seeks to establish the current status of breast abscesses in the tropics. lactational breast abscess constitutes 95% of breast abscesses while non-lactational breast abscess constitutes only 5% in this review. the commonest pathogen cultured from lactational breast abscess is staphylococcus aureus and the disease responds to incision and drainage and syste ... | 1995 | 7738892 |