Results of the first studies of occurence of ochratoxin A in human milk in Slovakia.
Authors bring the work the purpose of which is to offer information about quality of human milk from the viewpoint of possible contamination with mycotoxin Ochratoxin A from the fist analyses in Slovakia. One of its main toxic effect is nephrotoxicity, immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, teratogenity and carcinogenity.
76 samples of human milk from locality Martin and the corresponding zone were analysed by technique of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) in conditions as mentioned below.


RESULTS
Ochratoxin A was proved in 23 samples, 9 samples of the number with values from 2.3 +/- 0.99 ng/l to 60.3 +/- 25.93 ng/l, its occurence was at the level of quantification limit in the other 14 samples and it was undetectable in 55 samples of human milk.


CONCLUSIONS
Up to now findings of our study have pointed out that Ochratoxin A can occur in human milk also in our conditions and determined values range between limits like those in Germany and Switzerland (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 15).
Dostal
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Institute of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Martin, Slovakia. dostal@jfmed.uniba.sk
Jakusova
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L
Cajdova
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J
Hudeckova
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H
D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D018154:Slovakia
D002273:Carcinogens; D009183:Mycotoxins; D009793:Ochratoxins; C025589:ochratoxin A