RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bacteriological monitoring of unheated human milk.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 760
OP 764
DO 10.1136/adc.54.10.760
VO 54
IS 10
A1 Davidson, D C
A1 Poll, R A
A1 Roberts, C
YR 1979
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/54/10/760.abstract
AB To assess the bacteriological quality of unpooled expressed breast milk, a pilot bottle sample of each donation was examined before the milk was given to the neonate. Provided the milk did not contain greater than 2500 organisms/ml or potential pathogens it was used unheated. Milk containing between 2500 and 5000 organisms/ml and no potential pathogens was used after pasteurisation. Using these criteria, 67% of 460 donations were acceptable. However, because the bacteriological quality varied, 45% of domiciliary donations were discarded compared with only 29% of those from hospital.