title: [Breast feeding vs. acute diarrhea].
abstract: The defense factors found in human breast milk and the correlation between shortened duration of breast feeding in low income populations, with gastroenteritis and diarrhea, are revised. The changes in intestinal flora and the morbidity and mortality caused by early weaning are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Issler
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Carneiro-Sampaio
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014886:Weaning
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins
vernacular_title: Aleitamento materno vs. diarréia aguda.