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. -- Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI craniosacral therapy practitioner www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome