title: Parenteral nutrition as an unexpected and preventable source of mercury exposure in preterm infants.
abstract: Perinatal mercury exposure has neurodevelopmental consequences, which may be worse in preterm infants. In our cohort (N = 60), maternal and infant prenatal exposures were low, but infant levels increased during hospitalization and correlated only with duration of parenteral nutrition. A non-negligible exposure resulted from the nutrition preparation on equipment shared with adult preparations.
authors: Department of Medicine, John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
authors: Karola
authors: K
authors: Jering
authors: Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Aschner
authors: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Beller
authors: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
authors: Ellyn L
authors: EL
authors: Hamm
authors: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Langdon
authors: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Electronic address: nathalie.maitre@vanderbilt.edu.
authors: Nathalie L
authors: NL
authors: Maitre
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis*; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D057947:Parenteral Nutrition Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D057947:Parenteral Nutrition Solutions; D008628:Mercury