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World J Clin Pediatr. Nov 19, 2020; 9(3): 53-62
Published online Nov 19, 2020. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v9.i3.53
Published online Nov 19, 2020. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v9.i3.53
Identification and characterization of resistance and pathogenicity of Enterococcus spp. in samples of donor breast milk
Luana Andrade Mendes Santana, Nívea Nara Novais Andrade, Caline Novais Teixeira Oliveira, Breno Bittencourt de Brito, Fabrício Freire de Melo, Cláudio Lima Souza, Lucas Miranda Marques, Márcio Vasconcelos Oliveira, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil
Lucas Santana Coelho da Silva, Campus Soane Nazaré de Andrade, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus 45662-900, Bahia, Brazil
Author contributions: Santana LAM, Andrade NNN, da Silva LSC, Oliveira CNT, de Brito BB, de Melo FF, Souza CL, Marques LM, and Oliveira MV contributed to the conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting and critical revision and editing. All authors contributed equally to approval of the final version.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of Research in Human Beings of the Multidisciplinary Institute of Health - Campus Anísio Teixeira from the Federal University of Bahia (IMS-CAT/ Universidade Federal da Bahia) under the protocol number 80800717.8.0000.5556 and committee opinion number 2.475.023.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: There are no additional data available.
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Corresponding author: Fabrício Freire de Melo, MSc, PhD, Postdoc, Professor, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Rua Hormindo Barros, 58, Quadra 17, Lote 58, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Bahia, Brazil. freiremelo@yahoo.com.br
Received: August 17, 2020
Peer-review started: August 17, 2020
First decision: September 13, 2020
Revised: September 17, 2020
Accepted: September 25, 2020
Article in press: September 25, 2020
Published online: November 19, 2020
Peer-review started: August 17, 2020
First decision: September 13, 2020
Revised: September 17, 2020
Accepted: September 25, 2020
Article in press: September 25, 2020
Published online: November 19, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: Human milk is the primary source of nutrition for newborns. Hospitalized newborns frequently require nutritional support from a Human Milk Bank. Enterococcus spp. can contaminate human milk, as they are part of the microbiota of healthy donors. This microbial genus is important in human diseases, mainly among newborns; therefore, this study aimed to identify and characterize the virulence and resistance of Enteroccocus spp. isolated from samples from the nipple-areolar region, hands, and raw and pasteurized milk aliquots from donors at a Brazilian Human Milk Bank.