| Breastfeeding protects against acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus in infants. | |
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PMID: 20617343 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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To assess whether breastfeeding protects against acute gastroenteritis (AGE) due to rotavirus (RV) infection compared to RV-negative AGE (RV-) in children age 0-12 months. Data from a community-based study of children with AGE from 30 pediatric practices in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria were evaluated. A case-control design was conducted with RV-positive AGE (RV+) cases and RV- AGE as controls. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated using log-linear regression models adjusting for child's age, family size, number of siblings, child care attendance, and nationality. A total of 1,256 stool samples were collected from infants with AGE; 315 (25%) were RV+ and 941 RV-. Being breastfed in the period of disease inception reduced the risk of AGE due to RV+ (OR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.37-0.76). In infants 0-6 months of age, the protective effect was stronger (OR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.19-0.55) than in 7-12-month-old children. Our study adds to the evidence of a protective concurrent effect of breastfeeding against rotavirus infection in infants, particularly in children 6 months and younger. Breastfeeding is important to diminish rotavirus-related gastroenteritis in infants before vaccination can be introduced. |
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Anita Plenge-Bönig; Nelís Soto-Ramírez; Wilfried Karmaus; Gudula Petersen; Susan Davis; Johannes Forster |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-07-09 |
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Title: European journal of pediatrics Volume: 169 ISSN: 1432-1076 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-10-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603873 Medline TA: Eur J Pediatr Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1471-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute for Hygiene and Environment, Hamburg, Germany. |
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