Breastfeeding During Early Infancy is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Febrile Illnesses.
Human breast milk is known to contain immunoprotective, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory agents. In a prospective clinical study of dengue virus infections during infancy, we examined the correlation between breastfeeding and the development of febrile illnesses in an infant population. We found that breastfeeding status and the frequency of breastfeeding during early infancy was associated with a lower incidence of febrile illnesses.
Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Daniel H
DH
Libraty
Department of Medicine, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Manila, Philippines ; Department of Microbiology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Manila, Philippines.
Rosario Z
RZ
Capeding
Department of Medicine, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Manila, Philippines.
Anamae
A
Obcena
San Pablo City Health Office, San Pablo, Philippines.
Job D
JD
Brion
Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Manila, Philippines.
Veronica
V
Tallo
Breastfeeding; bottle-feeding; fever; infant