Title
Microbiological contamination and associated factors in breast milk from the human milk bank of a Hospital in Peru
Other title
Contaminación microbiológica y factores asociados en la leche materna del banco de leche humana de un Hospital en Perú
Date Issued
01 October 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Valenzuela-Albújar J.
Publisher(s)
Medical Body of the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo National Hospital
Abstract
Objetive: Estimate microbiological contamination and identify its associated factors in breast milk within the BLH of a Hospital in Peru. The study. Cross-sectional design, where a physical, chemical and microbiological evaluation was carried out on samples of breast milk. Findings. We evaluated 187 milk samples donated by mothers. The average Dornic acidity and crematocrit were 5.2 ± 1.6 and 2.7 ± 0.9%, and the microbiological contamination represented 3.7% of the total samples evaluated, isolating Acynetobacter iwoffi, Moraxela lacunata, Pseudomona aeruginosa and Staphylococcus negative coagulase. It was evidenced that the pH of the milk was the only variable associated with microbiological contamination (OR: 3.7 IC95: 1.5-8.8). Conclusion. The increase in pH is a factor associated with microbiological contamination in donated milk samples at the BLH of a Hospital in Peru, so it is advisable to reevaluate the acceptability criteria of the pH range of donated breast milk.
Start page
604
End page
608
Volume
14
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85130010678
Source
Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo
ISSN of the container
22255109
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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