Dimitrovska Ivanova, Marija and Zisovska, Elizabeta (2020) Breast milk effects on clinical signs of acute gastroenteritis in infants up to 6 months of age. Research in Physical Education, Sport and Health, 9 (1). pp. 145-150. ISSN 1857-8160
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Abstract
Acute gastroenteritis is one of the most common infections in childhood and it can be especially
dangerous in the first 6 months of life with a higher risk of moderate and severe dehydration, especially in
infants who are not exclusively breastfed. The aim of this study was to to evaluate the clinical pattern of
acute gastroenteritis in infants up to 6 months of age, to correlate the severity of the disease related to the
type of nutrition and to determine the possible microbiological causes of the acute gastroenteritis in this
age group. A total of 23 infants with acute gastroenteritis divided into 2 groups based on the feeding
patterns (type of milk) were included in the study. Investigated indicators were severity of symptoms,
dehydration degree and the need for parenteral rehydration. It was identified a statistically significant
association between group affiliation and severity of symptoms depending on the feeding type between first
and second group. The most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants up to 6 months of age was
Rotavirus. Our study has shown that exclusive breastfeeding reduces the risk of Rotavirus infection
especially in the first 6 months of life OR= 0.0758, 95% CI (0.0071-0.8074). Breast milk has an effect on
the severity of the clinical picture of acute gastroenteritis by reducing the number and severity of diarrheal
episodes, the vomiting frequency, fever frequency and the risk of moderate and severe dehydration.
Key words: diarrhea, severity, breastfeeding, Rotavirus
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Elizabeta Zisovska |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2020 16:10 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2020 16:10 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/24224 |
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