| The prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica in lactating women and in their infants in Bangladesh. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 2902705 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Entamoeba histolytica was studied in 33 lactating women and their infants in a periurban village in Bangladesh. Infant-mother pairs were followed for a period of 10-15 months: 67% of mothers excreted E. histolytica during the observation period, the majority for 3 months or more. Only one mother was symptomatic, with a mild, non-dysenteric diarrhoea. 58% of mothers were seropositive, several of them continuously and with a high titre, indicating past invasive infection. 67% had detectable antibodies in breast milk and 36% in saliva. Despite the high prevalence of E. histolytica in these mothers, infants were mostly uninfected: E. histolytica cysts in small numbers were found in only 2 of 1200 samples from infants aged 6 and 10 months. Several of the children were infected with Giardia lamblia. Although lower exposure to E. histolytica than to Giardia may account for the difference in infant infection rates with these parasites, defence mechanisms possibly exist which protect against E. histolytica but are ineffective against Giardia. |
| | |
Authors:
|
A Islam; B J Stoll; I Ljungstrom; J Biswas; H Nazrul; G Huldt |
Related Documents
:
|
219685 - Acquired cytomegalovirus infection in preterm infants. 14658065 - Protein-losing gastroenteropathy and retinitis associated with cytomegalovirus infectio... 9677015 - Polymerase chain reaction in the detection of microbes in amniotic fluid. 15944725 - Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in selected neonatal intensive care units in colo... 16873215 - "gee, i didn't get that vibe from you": articulating my own version of a femme lesbian ... 8954595 - Prenatal endocrine activation alters postnatal cellular immunity in infant monkeys. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume: 82 ISSN: 0035-9203 ISO Abbreviation: Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 1988 |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1988-11-23 Completed Date: 1988-11-23 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7506129 Medline TA: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 99-103 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adolescent Adult Amebiasis / epidemiology* Animals Antibodies, Protozoan / analysis Bangladesh Entamoeba histolytica / immunology, isolation & purification Entamoebiasis / epidemiology* Feces / parasitology Female Humans Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / analysis Immunoglobulin G / analysis Infant Lactation* Milk, Human / immunology Pregnancy Saliva / immunology |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Antibodies, Protozoan; 0/Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; 0/Immunoglobulin G |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Low susceptibility of trophozoites of virulent Entamoeba histolytica to cellular and antibody-depend...
Next Document: Prostasome membrane associated enzyme activities and semen parameters in men attending an infertilit...