Antimicrobial and antiviral effect of high-temperature short-time (HTST) pasteurization applied to human milk.
In the United States, concerns over the transmission of infectious diseases have led to donor human milk generally being subjected to pasteurization prior to distribution and use. The standard method used by North American milk banks is Holder pasteurization (63 degrees C for 30 minutes). The authors undertook an experiment to validate the effects of a high-temperature short-time (HTST) pasteurization process (72 degrees C for 16 seconds) on the bioburden of human milk. It was concluded that HTST is effective in the elimination of bacteria as well as of certain important pathogenic viruses.
Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Fokke G
FG
Terpstra
David J
DJ
Rechtman
Martin L
ML
Lee
Klaske Van
KV
Hoeij
Hijlkeline
H
Berg
Frank A C
FA
Van Engelenberg
Angelica B
AB
Van't Wout
D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D017784:Milk Banks / Q000592:standards*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology*; D013242:Sterilization; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States