Preterm infants may show a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, such as the
development of metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment. The most recent evidence …

The number of infants born preterm including extremely premature babies is rising
worldwide, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, which challenge neonatologists …

Infectious and toxicological risks are the main potential hazards that operators of Human
Milk Banks (HMBs) encounter and must eliminate. HMBs are trying to implement procedures …

Background The microbiological safety of donor milk (DM) is commonly ensured by Holder
pasteurization (HoP, 62.5° C for 30 min) in human milk banks despite its detrimental effects …

Holder pasteurization (HoP) is the current recommended treatment for donor human milk.
Although this method inactivates microbial contaminants, it also negatively affects various …

Capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) has been widely used for analysis of proteins according
to their size. However, to our knowledge, this technique has not been optimized to …

This study investigated the effects of pasteurization methods (Holder-HoP, high-temperature
short-time–HTST, and high hydrostatic pressure–HHP) and centrifugation conditions (1700 …

Background: Raw, never stored or pasteurized mother's own milk (MOM) is not always
available to feed preterm infants; however, storage and pasteurization of MOM diminishes …

Holder pasteurization (HoP; 62.5° C, 30 min) is commonly used to ensure the
microbiological safety of donor human milk (DHM) but diminishes its nutritional properties. A …

Human milk (HM) is the best feeding option for preterm infants; however, when mother's own
milk (MOM) is not available, pasteurized donor human milk (DHM) is the best alternative. In …