Storage of breast milk: Effect of temperature and storage duration on microbial growth

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 247-251

  Igumbor, E O ^a   Mukura, R D ^b   Makandiramba, B ^b   Chihota, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Andrew Fleming Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BREAST MILK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FREEZING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADULT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN; REFRIGERATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034281215     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/cajm.v46i9.8564     Document Type: Article

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