[Acute gastroenteritis and breast feeding in Gabon. Preliminary results].
76 diarrheic infants (from 15 days to 2 years) had a stool examination for rotavirus (ELISA method) and a stool culture and were classified according to breast feeding or not. This study was performed in a semi-urban region (Haut-Ogooué, Gabon). The preliminary results suggest a protection by breast feeding against rotavirus and enteropathogenic bacteria, rapid elimination of diarrheic agents may be facilitated by human milk.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012760:Shigella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification
Gastroentérites aiguës et allaitement maternel au Gabon. Résultats préliminaires.