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This is unlikely to be a problem. C-diff usually attacks when the normal
flora is disrupted by antibiotics, usually repeated courses of antibiotics.
Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC NYC cwgenna.com
On 2/21/2014 11:54 PM, Kathleen Salisbury wrote:
> PTP...mother is a nurse working in a hospital. She has a four month
> old daughter who is exclusively breastfeeding. Mother was caring for a
> patient (normal nursing duties) who was diagnosed with c. diff today.
> Before the labs results came back positive for c. diff, the mother
> (RN) was not using contact precautions when caring for this patient.
> During that time she took a break and pumped. She is concerned her
> milk or the pumping kit she uses could be contaminated. Of course,
> before contact precautions were ordered on this patient, she used
> normal hygienic precautions when caring for this patient (normal hand
> washing or sanitizing, wearing gloves in contact with bodily fluids,
> etc.). Any thoughts? She is considering dumping the milk she pumped
> before she was ordered to use contact precautions.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Kathleen Salisbury, BA, IBCLC, RLC
>
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