Parenteral nutrition as an unexpected and preventable source of mercury exposure in preterm infants.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.047 and PMC identifier 4446175.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Mercury
- Mercury Poisoning
- Parenteral Nutrition
- Parenteral Nutrition Solutions