Breast-feeding protects against respiratory syncytial virus infections

Eight out of 115 infants admitted to hospital with respiratory syncytial (RS) virus infection had been breast-fed compared with 46 out of 167 controls; this difference was statistically significant. Twenty-one specimens of human colostrum were examined, and all contained RS virus neutralising activi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1976-07, Vol.2 (6030), p.274-276
Hauptverfasser:	Downham, M A, Scott, R, Sims, D G, Webb, J K, Gardner, P S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibodies Breast Feeding Breastfeeding Children Colostrum Colostrum - immunology Diseases England Female Hospital admissions Humans Immunoglobulin A - analysis Immunoglobulin G - analysis Infant Infants Infections Respiratory hypersensitivity Respiratory Syncytial Viruses - immunology Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - prevention & control Viruses
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