title: Case Report of Sepsis in Neonates Fed Expressed Mother's Milk.
abstract: Mother's milk is the recommended food for premature infants cared for in the NICU. In the cases presented in this article, mothers pumped their milk into food-grade aseptic plastic containers. Milk was refrigerated before use. In Case 1, an infant developed Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis. In Case 2, an infant developed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Both cases were attributed to contaminated mother's milk. Proper cleaning and sterilization of pump parts is essential to prevent milk contamination.
authors.forename: Sandra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serke
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008895:Milk, Human; D009035:Mothers; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections
keywords: MRSA; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; breast milk; case report; neonatal intensive care; sepsis; very-low-birth-weight infant