Microbiological quality of human milk from a brazilian milk bank
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2003
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Objective
The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of potentially pathogenic
microorganisms that indicate the hygienic and sanitary conditions of human milk samples collected at
a Human Milk Bank.
Methods
Three hundred and thirty eight (338) samples of human milk collected from a milk bank in a
maternity in the municipality of Goiânia, in the state of Goias, Brazil were submitted to microbiological
analysis. The latter were plated on McConkey agar according to the type of bacteria. Among the total
number of samples collected, 194 consisted of raw milk and the remaining 144 were pasteurized milk.
ResultsThe presence of Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., yeasts and molds, and Enterobacteriaceae
was verified in the raw milk samples. Staphylococcus aureus were isolated in 10 (5.2%) samples,
Staphylococcus epidermidis in 28 (14.4%) samples, Streptococcus spp. in three (1.6%) samples,
yeasts and molds in 43 (22.2%) and Enterobacteriaceae in 49 (25.3%) samples. In a hundred and
forty four (144) samples which underwent thermal treatment Staphylococcus aureus was detected in
five (3.5%) samples, Staphylococcus epidermidis in 15 (10.4%), Staphylococcus lugdenensis in two
(1.4%), Streptococcus spp. in four (2.8%) , yeasts and molds in 37 (25.7%), and Enterobacteriaceae
in nine (6.3%).
Conclusions
Analysis indicated a high degree of contamination in raw human milk, and as for the pasteurized milk,
despite elimination of the great majority of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, the percentage of
yeasts and molds was higher than in raw milk, demonstrating that a lower degree of initial
contamination would be necessary for pasteurization to be an efficient means of microbiological
control.
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Milk banks, Quality control, Milk, human
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SERAFINI, Álvaro B.; ANDRÉ, Maria Cláudia D. P. B.; RODRIGUES, Márcia A. V. ; KIPNIS, André ; CARVALHO, Cynthia O.; CAMPOS, Maria Raquel H.; MONTEIRO, Érica C.; MARTINS, Fábia; JUBÉ, Thiago F. N. Microbiological quality of human milk from a Brazilian milk bank. Revista de Saúde Pública, São Paulo, v. 37, p. 1, Dec. 2003.