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In a message dated 1/6/04 10:49:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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they will wash their equipment at the bedside at sinks
"designated" for handwashing. In addition, the nurses feed babies breastmilk
with reusable silicone nipples that need to be cleaned with soap and water
between use. The infection control specialist states that breastmilk(and
thus potential viral proteins) can survive and grow in sinks/drains, if not
properly disinfected between handwashings, thus be splashed back into the
hands of all those washing at the sink. Has anyone heard of this ?
Can't help commenting that I would be more concerned about the silicone
nipples being contaminated by being washed in the sink where everyone washes their
dirty hands!! We use the sinks in moms rooms to wash pump parts, doesn't seem
to be an infection control issue either way.
Laura Hart
Winter Park, Florida
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