Baby’s death tied to contaminated breast pump, CDC says

Federal health officials are warning parents of newborns to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breast-feeding after a baby died last year from a rare infection tied to a contaminated breast pump. The infant was a premature boy. He was infected with the bacteria that sparked a recall and nationwide shortage of powdered infant formula last year. But this baby’s infection was not caused by contaminated formula. Genetic sequencing linked the infection to bacteria isolated from a breast pump used at home. The case was detailed in a report Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.