Parenteral Nutrition as an Unexpected and Preventable Source of Mercury Exposure in Preterm Infants

Parenteral Nutrition as an Unexpected and Preventable Source of Mercury Exposure in Preterm Infants

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-negligib...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 2015-06, Vol.166 (6), p.1533-1535
Hauptverfasser: Jering, Karola, MD, Aschner, Michael, PhD, Beller, Amy, RN, Hamm, Ellyn L., MM, MT-BC, Langdon, Margaret, RRT, Maitre, Nathalie L., MD, PhD
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Sprache:eng
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Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Mercury - analysis
Mercury Poisoning - etiology
Mercury Poisoning - prevention & control
Parenteral Nutrition
Parenteral Nutrition Solutions - chemistry
Pediatrics
Prospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.047