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Red diaper syndrome is an infection by Serratia marcescens bacteria that causes a baby's diaper as well as nursing pads and breast pumps to turn pink or red.

Absent signs of clinical infection, it is safe to continue breastfeeding.

References

1. ^ Quinn, Laura; Ailsworth, Melody; Matthews, Elizabeth; Kellams, Ann; Shirley, Debbie-Ann (2018-06-01). "Serratia marcescens Colonization Causing Pink Breast Milk and Pink Diapers: A Case Report and Literature Review". Breastfeeding Medicine. 13 (5): 388–394. doi:10.1089/bfm.2018.0002. ISSN 1556-8253. PMID 29708771. S2CID 25753905.
2. Hernandez Marchant R; Oyarce Rojas P; Arcaya O (1960). "The red diaper syndrome. Serratia marcescens infection". Rev Chil Pediatr (in Spanish). 31 (4): 335–9. doi:10.4067/s0370-41061960000400001. PMID 13713665.
3. Waisman, H. A.; Stone, W. H. (January 1958). "The presence of Serratia marcescens as the predominating organism in the intestinal tract of the newborn; the occurrence of the red diaper syndrome". Pediatrics. 21 (1): 8–12. ISSN 0031-4005. PMID 13494071.
4. Valle, Cipatli Ayuzo Del; Salinas, Emilio Treviño (November 2014). "Pink Breast Milk: Serratia marcescens Colonization". AJP Reports. 4 (2): e101–104. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1387934. ISSN 2157-6998. PMC 4239145. PMID 25452881.

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