Microbiological quality of reconstituted enteral formulations used in hospitals

Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 729-733

  Oliviera, Marisa H ^a   Bonelli, Raquel ^b   Aidoo, Kofi E ^c   Batista, Cleide R V ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GOVERNADOR CELSO RAMOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Enteral feeds; HACCP; Patients

Indexed keywords

ENTERIC FEEDING FORMULA; INFUSION FLUID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG STORAGE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEEDING APPARATUS; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; DISINFECTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD, FORMULATED; HOSPITALS; HUMANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 0033828082     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(00)00378-6     Document Type: Article

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