Volume : X, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

Microbiological Profile of Donor Human Milk Pre and Post Pasteurization

Thass N, Saxena S, Kaur R, Nangia S

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Introduction Human Breast milk is considered a pillar of child survival worldwide as it is both immunologically and nutritionally ideal for infants, especially in case of premature infants or in resource–limited settings. Therefore, Human Milk Bank is seen to play a critical role and becomes an an essential component of newborn health. Material and method: Donor mothers were screened and counselled before expressing east milk. The donor human milk (DHM) was then pooled and mixed into different batches. Samples were sent for pasteurization to microbiology laboratory. In the microbiology laboratory milk samples are processed as per the national guidelines. Pre and post pasteurization colony counts were reported. In case of post–pasteurization, if colony count <103 sample is acceptable but if colony count > 105 sample is discarded. Low culture positivity seen in the post pasteurization sample confirms the presence of a good and efficient human milk banking system in the hospital. Results: Among the samples –59.7% of the pre–pasteurization and none of the post–pasteurization samples were culture positive. The most predominant bacteria isolated were Coagulase negative staphylococcus (31.3%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (29.1%) and Micrococcus (28.7%). Among gram negative isolates most commonly isolated organism was Klebsiella spp (2.8%). Conclusion: An effective HMB system is a pre–requisite for ensuring infants’ access to a safe, high–quality and sustainable supply of DHM when MOM is unavailable. Thus we should aim at making them an integral part of NICUs to obtain maximum benefit for the vulnerable neonates.

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MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DONOR HUMAN MILK PRE AND POST PASTEURIZATION, Thass N, Saxena S, Kaur R, Nangia S INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-8 | August-2020

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