Attie,
I thought you might be interested in an excellent website at La Trobe 
University in which human milk researcher, Dr. John May has several tables in regard 
to antibacterial factors(Table 1) in human milk.  Looking at that Table, we 
can see that there are a number of components in human milk that work to 
inactivate s. aureaus.   He also has a Table on the effect of human milk 
pasteurization (Pretoria method included) on the various components (Table 7).  I believe 
that you or the physicians in your hospital can contact him for explanations.
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/microbiology/table1.html

Since patenting of human milk is considered off-topic, I will limit my 
comments.  There are some patents owned by pharmaceuticals using human lactoferrin 
(a recombinant) as a treatment against MRSA.  These patents are based on 
research on human lactoferrin ( a component in human milk).  There is a great deal 
of irony in the fact that the pharmaceutical industry is using the properties 
of components of human milk to treat MRSA (the same could be said regarding 
human lactoferrin being used to treat HIV) while the medical community denies 
women the right to breastfeed in these situations.  Is human milk a carrier of 
disease?  Or is "breastfeeding" a process of vaccination?  Is the method of 
breastfeeding (exclusive vs mixed feeding/at the breast vs bottled human milk) 
related to whether an infant becomes infected or not?  What do we know?  What do 
we believe we know?  And when monetary interests enter into how infants are 
treated and feed, how do we truly know the science of the situation?
Valerie W. McClain, breastfeeding advocate

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