title: Decontaminating breast pump kits: new guidance.
abstract: Various methods can be used to decontaminate breast pump milk collection kits and items related to infant feeding but they have some drawbacks and risks. In 2015, the Joint Working Group of the Healthcare Infection Society and Infection Prevention Society published guidance to support the safe decontamination of this equipment at home and in hospital. This article summarises its recommendations for health professionals to use and communicate to other groups, such as parents and carers.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oxtoby
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000295:instrumentation; D061186:Breast Milk Expression / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041361:Pacifiers / Q000382:microbiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic