Human milk contaminated with Salmonella kottbus. A cause of nosocomial illness in infants
R. W. Ryder, A. Crosby-Ritchie, B. McDonough and W. J. Hall 3rd
Human milk contaminated with Salmonella kottbus caused an outbreak of
illness in seven of 22 infants in a neonatal intensive care unit. A
case-control investigation failed to identify any risk factor except
consumption of milk from a single donor, whose milk was subsequently found
to be contaminated with S kottbus. Collection of human milk from properly
instructed donors screened for microbiological pathogens, refrigeration of
this milk at 1 to 5 degrees C after collection, and controlled distribution
by a milk bank should minimize the few hazards associated with its
consumption.
