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 > > *********************************************** > > 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 *********************************************** 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