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Date: | Sun, 7 Jan 1996 23:45:32 -0500 |
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Ann,
This is the reference for the CDC publication which states that Universal
Precautions do NOT apply to human breastmilk unless it contains visable
blood:
Centers for Disease Control: Update: Universal precautions for the
prevention of transmission of human deficiency virus, Hepatitis B virus, and
other bloodborne pathogens in health-care settings, MMWR 37:378-87,1988.
You also may find the article in Pediatrics, Nov. 1995, p. 977-78 to be
useful in writing guidelines.
I spent some library time today looking for research on HIV and
breastfeeding. The information is for presentation at a Community
Breastfeeding Coalition meeting about HIV and Breastfeeding. This is in
response to a Health District employee who feels that adolescents should not
be encouraged to breastfeed unless they are also tested for HIV.
Becky
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