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From: Rachel Myr <[log in to unmask]>
To: Kim Reaser <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: Breastmilk Cultures?? (NICU)
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Rachel
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Kim Reaser <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> So what are the reasons for doing a breastmilk culture? I work in a level 3
> NICU setting where they had cultured breastmilk any time a baby got 'sick'.
> They backed off of that after the research that came out last summer. Now
> our Blood Stream infections are trending up so they want to culture the
> breastmilk for any baby that gets a BSI. Then the nurse just sends down some
> breastmilk to the lab...it may be fresh, it may be frozen. Im so confused
> about this issue as I have heard it is not necessary to culture EBM....not
> sure what it is really showing? In the past they will hold moms milk if it
> comes back >10,000 coag. neg staph. The breastmilk will be recultured and
> used if < 10,000. REALLY want to hear others thoughts....how y'all are doing
> things etc.
>
> Kim Reaser BSN, RN, IBCLC
> Columbia, SC
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