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Hello Catherine,
There was an excellent article published in the AICA Healthcare
Infection 15(3) 8992 that makes recommendations for:
Achieving best practice in the management of infant-feeding equipment
Carmel Scott A C, Jenny Bradford B, Elizabeth Gillespie A
AMonash Medical Centre, Southern Health, Clayton Road, Clayton,
Victoria 3168, Australia.
BCNC Infection Control, VICNISS Hospital Acquired Infection
Surveillance Coordinating Centre, 10 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne,
Victoria 3051, Australia.
CCorresponding author. Email: carmel.scott@southernhealth.org.au
The article in full and abstract is available from the HCI journal
website:www.publish.csiro.au/journals/hi
Kind regards,
Claire
District Infection Prevention & Control Consultant
B.App.Sc Nsg, Grad Cert IC, MPH, CICP, Adjunct Griffith University
Torres Strait and NPA Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Unit
Office location: Thursday island Hospital
>>> “Jones, Catherine (KEMH)”
5/6/2011 11:46 am >>>
We are currently reviewing our policy/protocols for infant feeding
equipment and there appears to be a difference of opinion when it comes
to the cleaning/sterilisation process, especially with formula feeding
equipment. My question is do you advise mothers to;
1. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, and air dry
and store in a clean container, or
2. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, air dry and
store in a clean container, and sterilise once every 24 hours, or
3. wash equipment as above and sterilise after each use.
Regards
Catherine Jones & Liesl Sibma
CNC’s Infection Control
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Womens and Newborn Health Service
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