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Published on: November 21, 2018
Microbiological profile and nutritional quality of a regular diet compared to a neutropenic diet in a pediatric
Juliana Elert Maia1, Luciane Beitler da Cruz2,3, Lauro José Gregianin1,3
1Health of the Children and Adolescent Post Graduation Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Abstract:
It has been hypothesized that a neutropenic diet has lower microbe content. Here, the microbiological and nutritional contents of regular and neutropenic diets offered to pediatric patients were analyzed. Microbiological contamination was detected in five of 36 of the food samples analyzed, yet there was no statistical differences between the diets (P = 1.00) or in their odds ratio (0.62) (95% CI = 0.05-6.35; P = 0.63). The strict neutropenic diet did have less fiber (P = 0.05) and vitamin C (P = 0.01). Thus, the regular diet appears safe, and possibly provides greater benefits, for pediatric patients with neutropenia.
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