Hot water and preparation of infant formula: How hot does it have to be to be safe?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 352-353

  Davanzo, Riccardo ^a   Giurici, Nagua ^a   Demarini, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILD SAFETY; DEHYDRATION; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; INFECTION; LETTER; MENINGITIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; TEMPERATURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77649279188     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819f65b1     Document Type: Letter

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