Breast-Feeding Protects Infantile Diarrhea Caused by Intestinal Protozoan Infections

Ekhlas Hamed Abdel-Hafeez; Usama Salah Belal; Manal Zaki Mohamed Abdellatif; Koji Naoi; Kazumi Norose

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저자정보: Ekhlas Hamed Abdel-Hafeez (Minia University) Usama Salah Belal (Minia University) Manal Zaki Mohamed Abdellatif (Minia University) Koji Naoi (Medical Corporation Kohitsujikai) Kazumi Norose (Chiba University)

저널정보: 대한기생충학열대의학회 Parasites, Hosts and Diseases The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.51 No.5

발행연도: 2013.10

수록면: 519 - 524 (6page)

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This study investigated the effect of breast-feeding in protection against protozoan infection in infants with persistent diarrhea. Infants were classified into 2 groups; 161 breast-fed infants and the same number of non-breast-fed infants. Microscopic examinations of stool were done for detection of parasites and measuring the intensity of infection. Moreover, serum levels of IgE and TNF-α were measured by ELISA. Cryptosporidium spp., Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar, Giardia lamblia, and Blastocystis sp. were demonstrated in infants with persistent diarrhea. The percentage of protozoan infections was significantly lower in breast-fed infants than that in the non-breast-fed infants. The levels of IgE and TNF-α were significantly lower in the breast-fed group than in the non-breast-fed group. There were significant positive associations between the serum levels of IgE and TNF-α and the intensity of parasite infection in the breast-fed group. It is suggested that breast-feeding has an attenuating effect on the rate and intensity of parasite infection.

#Entamoeba histolytica #Entamoeba dispar #Giardia lamblia #Cryptosporidium #Blastocystis #breast-feeding #breast milk #diarrhea #intestinal protozoa #IgE #TNF-α

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