Ultraviolet-C Irradiation: A Novel Pasteurization Method for Donor Human Milk.

BACKGROUND:Holder pasteurization (milk held at 62.5°C for 30 minutes) is the standard treatment method for donor human milk. Although this method of pasteurization is able to inactivate most bacteria, it also inactivates important bioactive components. Therefore, the objective of this study was to i...

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Main Authors: Lukas Christen, Ching Tat Lai, Ben Hartmann, Peter E Hartmann, Donna T Geddes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694044?pdf=render