Parenteral Nutrition as an Unexpected and Preventable Source of Mercury Exposure in Preterm Infants - 24/05/15
Abstract |
Perinatal mercury exposure has neurodevelopmental consequences, which may be worse in preterm infants. In our cohort (N = 60), maternal and infant prenatal exposures were low, but infant levels increased during hospitalization and correlated only with duration of parenteral nutrition. A non-negligible exposure resulted from the nutrition preparation on equipment shared with adult preparations.
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Supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (K12 ES 015955, R01 ES07331, and R01 ES ES020852). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 166 - N° 6
P. 1533-1535 - juin 2015 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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