Contamination of breast milk obtained by manual expression and breast pumps in mothers of very low birthweight infants

The objective of this study was to compare the rates of bacterial contamination of expressed breast milk (EBM) obtained by manual expression and breast pumps in mothers of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants (<1501g). This was a randomized, controlled study carried out on 28 mothers of such babie...

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Published in:	The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 274 - 281
Main Authors:	Boo, N-Y., Nordiah, A.J., Alfizah, H., Nor-Rohaini, A.H., Lim, V.K.E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kent Elsevier Ltd 01-12-2001 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adult Bacteria - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation Disorders Female Food Contamination Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Infant Food Infant, Newborn Infant, Very Low Birth Weight Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Male Medical sciences Milk, Human - microbiology Tropical medicine VLBW infants, EBM, bacterial contamination Asia Malaysia VLBW infants, EBM, bacterial contamination Human Pregnancy disorders Samplings Infant Breast feeding Contamination Pump Very low birthweight Newborn diseases Microbiological investigation Prematurity Mother Human milk Bacteria Mammary gland Breast milk
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