RESUMO
A test is described for assessing the effect of hypochlorites in reducing the bacterial load on soiled napkins during storage, between removal from the infant and laundering.
Assuntos
Roupas de Cama, Mesa e Banho , Desinfetantes/normas , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Ácido Hipocloroso/farmacologia , Lactente , Cuidado do Lactente/normas , Recém-Nascido , Lavanderia , Controle de Qualidade , Ureia/farmacologiaRESUMO
Microbiological standards achieved by mothers when sterilizing babies' feeding utensils in the home were studied in the Slough area in England. Results indicated a marked improvement in this aspect of baby hygiene when compared to results of a similar survey conducted in the town of Reading, England, in 1970. Previously, 78% of bottles and 70% of the teats were recorded as being satisfactorily sterilized. During this study the number of sterile bottles had risen to 98.1%, sterile teats to 90-6%. These improved standards may be an indication of better education of mothers.