Dear Friends:
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. <javascript:AL_get(this, 'jour', 'Arch Dis
Child Fetal Neonatal Ed.');> 2010 Mar;95(2):F118-20.
Retrospective review of serological testing of potential human milk donors.
Cohen RS<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Cohen%20RS%22%5BAuthor%5D>
, Xiong SC<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Xiong%20SC%22%5BAuthor%5D>
, Sakamoto P<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22Sakamoto%20P%22%5BAuthor%5D>
.
Objective To estimate the prevalence of positive serology among potential
donors to a human milk bank. Design Retrospective review of our experience
with donor serological testing at our milk bank over a 6-year interval.
Setting Not-for-profit, regional human milk bank. Patients Volunteer, unpaid
potential donors of human milk. Interventions Serological testing for
syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human T cell lymphotropic virus
type 1 (HTLV-1) and human T cell lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2).
Main outcome measures Results of serological screening tests performed on
potential donors. Results Of 1091 potential donors, 3.3% were positive on
screening serology, including 6 syphilis, 17 hepatitis B, 3 hepatitis C, 6
HTLV and 4 HIV.
Conclusions There is a significant incidence of positive serology among
women interested in donating human milk. This implies that there may be
significant risk associated with peer-to-peer distribution of human milk
from unscreened donors.
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Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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