Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated From Infant Feeding Teats
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in American Journal of Diseases of Children
- Vol. 136 (8) , 672-674
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970440016004
Abstract
• We assessed bacterial contamination of infant feeding teats among nursing mothers and identified pathogenic organisms that might be associated with the incidence of diarrhea. The incidence of diarrhea among the infants of illiterate mothers was fivefold that of infants of educated mothers. The vast majority of the illiterate mothers poorly sterilized their infants' feeding utensils. The most prevalent pathogenic organism isolated from the teats was enteropathogenicEscherichia coli, followed byStaphylococcus aureus. Unhygienic handling of feeds is an important factor in infantile diarrhea. (Am J Dis Child1982;136:672-674)This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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