| Literature DB >> 90814 |
L Carroll, M Osman, D P Davies, A S McNeish.
Abstract
Aerobic cultures of 207 samples of drip breast-milk from seventy mothers in hospital showed that 6 (3%) were sterile and 170 (82%) contained only the commensal organisms coagulase-negative staphylococci and Streptococcus viridans. 25 (15%) grew potential pathogens--Staphylococcus aureus in 13 (6%); enterobacteria in 15 (7%); and group-B streptococci in 3 (2%). It is proposed that milk with commensals in any numbers may be considered for use unheated but not milk containing any potential pathogens.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID： 90814 DOI： 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)90654-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321