Microbial contamination of enteral feeds.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-45147
ABSTRACT
The microbiological quality of 4 feed ingredients and 29 hospital-prepared non-sterile enteral feeds were determined. All 4 feed ingredients yielded no growth of micro-organisms, but all 29 enteral feeds had aerobic viable counts exceeding 10(5) organisms g-1 with a high coliform count in each feed. Both the aerobic palte count and the coliform count exceeded numerical limits for micro-organisms in enteral feeds. Sources of contamination were the feed containers and the liquidizer which were inadequately disinfected.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Food Contamination
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Equipment Contamination
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Enteral Nutrition
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Food Microbiology
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Food Service, Hospital
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Gram-Negative Bacteria
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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