On Sunday, Feb 16, 2003, at 07:36 Australia/Perth, Amir family wrote:

> Lisa, I wondered about this too but wouldn't the heat (i.e. boiling at
> 100oC
> for a good length of time) kill the yeast? >
>
> Hi Sara, Yes, heat can kill the yeast, but I wonder if there is a
> quantity
> of yeast stuck in a crack it may not be effective.
> I just went back to another reference I have in my candida file which I
> thought made this point (Robson A and Anderson K. Thrush in infants:
> The
> disadvantages of teat sterilization by sodium hypochlorite. Med J Aust
> 1964:
> 519-21).
> But actually, boiling was successful in each case (0/24 positive)

Ah, thanks - this is the information I was looking for - though it
appears they have only tested latex dummies.

>  - it was
> the hypochlorite solution (Milton) that was not always successful in
> eradicating candida (14/24 were still positive). The researchers had
> forced
> a candida culture into the opening of rubber teats.
> In Australia, Milton solution has been widely used to disinfect
> bottles /
> teats/ dummies in hospitals as well as homes. This article raised our
> awareness that boiling may be better than using a solution.

Cheaper, too! I have recently heard of concerns about inhalation of
chlorine compounds from highly-chlorinated swimming pools in pregnancy.
Has there been any research about exposure of very young babies to
hypochlorite from Milton solutions?

On an aside, latex allergy has become an increasing problem in our
society in the past couple of decades, and this rise has been
attributed primarily to the use of Universal Precautions. Could it not
have something to do with the legions of babies exposed for hours a day
to latex teats and dummies/pacifiers?

Lara

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