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Microbiological profile and nutritional quality of a regular diet compared to a neutropenic diet in a pediatric oncology unit
Author(s) -
Maia Juliana Elert,
da Cruz Luciane Beitler,
Gregianin Lauro José
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.26828
Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , pediatric oncology , odds ratio , pediatrics , cancer , chemotherapy
Abstract It has been hypothesized that a neutropenic diet has lower microbe content. Here, the microbiological and nutritional contents of regular and neutropenic diets offered to pediatric patients were analyzed. Microbiological contamination was detected in five of 36 of the food samples analyzed, yet there was no statistical differences between the diets ( P = 1.00) or in their odds ratio (0.62) (95% CI = 0.05–6.35; P = 0.63). The strict neutropenic diet did have less fiber ( P = 0.05) and vitamin C ( P = 0.01). Thus, the regular diet appears safe, and possibly provides greater benefits, for pediatric patients with neutropenia.