ISSN:
1476-5535
Keywords:
Diaper
;
Staphylococcus aureus
;
Escherichia coli
;
Candida albicans
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Summary Methods were developed to study the effects of absorbent materials from diapers on microbial survival, growth and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) production under specified in vitro conditions. Growth of representative skin and fecal flora organisms was equivalent in cultures in which materials from cotton cloth diapers, disposable diapers or disposable diapers containing absorbent gelling material were added as the sole carbon source. In urine used as an enrichment medium, growth of the test organisms in media containing material from the three diaper types was equivalent and no contribution to growth from the diaper material was detected. TSST-1 was not produced byStaphylococcus aureus under conditions in which urine was added to the diaper materials. Pathogenic strains of organisms purposefully introduced onto diapers failed to survive and the few microbial cells normally found in diaper material did not multiply when stored under conditions favorable to microbial growth. The data indicate that all three diaper types tested were the same with respect to growth and survival of representative skin and fecal organisms.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01569438
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