Open AccessComparison of the risk of microbiological contamination between samples of breast milk obtained at home and at a healthcare facility
Author(s) -
Vera Vanina Serra,
S. Teves,
Agustina López de Volder,
María Fabiana Ossorio,
Nora Aguilar,
Marcelo Armadans
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2013.eng.115
Subject(s) - contamination , medicine , breast milk , environmental health , food science , biology , biochemistry , ecology
Breast milk is the best food for preterm infants. Due to their inadequate suction- swallowing action, the administration of expressed breast milk should be done with an orogastric tube. There is little information available regarding the microbiological safety of expressed breast milk. The aim of this article was to evaluate if there were any differences regarding the contamination of breast milk obtained at a healthcare facility versus at home.