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R Oggero

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PubMed1997

Detection of specific IgE to human milk proteins in sera of atopic infants.

Specific IgE (sIgE) for cow's milk proteins (CMP) have been reported to be present in blood sera of exclusively breast-fed infants. The aim of this study was to find whether the presence of sIgE to human milk proteins in the sera of exclusively breast-fed infants could explain the apparent detection of sIgE to CMP in infants that were never previously in contact with cow's milk. sIgE for human milk whey proteins were found in the blood sera of atopic infants, and these sIgE strongly cross-reacted with the corresponding CMP. In none of the sera examined were sIgE to bovine beta-lactoglobulin detected.

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PubMed1997

Hypoantigenic (HA) milk formula and blood cholesterol level in infants at 3 months of age.

A preliminary observation is reported concerning total and high-density lipoprotein blood cholesterol levels in 36 infants at 3 months of age fed with a hypoantigenic milk formula. The values are compared with those of 66 breastfed and 76 conventional formula-fed infants. Total and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels in hypoantigenic formula-fed infants (152 and 65.7 mg dl(-1), respectively) were comparable to those of breastfed infants (148 and 61.8 mg dl(-1)) and significantly (p < 0.05) higher than those of conventional formula-fed infants (130 and 42.5 mg dl(-1)).

Breast Feeding↗
PubMed1996

Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization in infants with atopic dermatitis.

BACKGROUND: Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus colonizes eczematous lesions in 78-100% of children and adults with atopic dermatitis (AD), whereas it is found on skin of healthy subjects in only 2-25% of cases. On unaffected skin of subjects with AD the bacterium has been isolated in 51-100% of cases. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: This paper examines rate and density of S. aureus colonization, using the swab technique and the contact plate method, respectively, on affected and unaffected skin in 72 infants with AD (age 3-24 months) and in a control group, to determine if there are significant differences with respect to what is reported for children and adults with AD. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The main differences is that on unaffected skin of our infants with AD, bacterium colonization rate is significantly lower than on affected skin.

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PubMed1994

Dietary modifications versus dicyclomine hydrochloride in the treatment of severe infantile colics.

This study examined 120 infants, aged 3-12 weeks, with severe colics and compared the results of a specific hypoallergenic diet (group A) with those of pharmacological treatment (group B). Non-breast-fed group A infants received soy milk and if unresponsive, hydrolyzed milk formulas; mothers of breast-fed infants received a diet without cow's milk, eggs or fish. Breast-fed and non-breast-fed group B infants received dicyclomine hydrochloride 3 mg/kg/day. Results, based on quantitative measurements of crying, indicated that in breast-fed infants there was no significant improvement between group A (62.5%) and group B (66.6%) infants. Among formula-fed infants, comparison of positive results using soy milk (65.9%) with positive results using dicyclomine (53.3%) was not significant; positive results using soy milk and hydrolyzed milk formulas in non-responders to soy milk, provided an improvement in 95.4% of cases. Pharmacological treatment provided an improvement in 53.3% of cases. The difference was significant (p < 0.01).

Breast Feeding↗
PubMed1994

Atopic dermatitis of infancy and urinary tract infections.

BACKGROUND: Infants under evaluation for atopic dermatitis (AD) at our clinic undergo a battery of examinations that include urinalysis and urine culture tests with antibiograms. The prevalence of cases with significant bacteriuria and leukocyturia (SBL) appeared to be unexpectedly high. OBJECTIVE: This study attempts to establish whether infants with AD should be suspected of having a higher prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI). METHODS: A retrospective analysis of urine and urine culture tests was performed in 131 infants (84 males and 47 females) aged 1-24 months with untreated AD and in 1,327 control subjects (621 male, 706 female) aged 1-24 months. RESULTS: SBL was present in 27.5% of cases versus 3% of controls (p < 10(-5)). After routine treatment for AD and antibiotic treatment on the basis of a urine antibiogram, the recurrence rate of SBL, evaluated monthly over a 6-month period, was only 8.3%. CONCLUSION: Infants with AD might be at a greater risk for developing UTI, and when treated for AD this risk might be reduced.

Bacteriuria↗
PubMed1994

[Milk feeding of infants in the Turin district. An epidemiological survey].

A cross section study was performed on 1342 children living in the Turin district to examine the modalities followed for milk-feeding during the first year of life. Children examined had been admitted to the infants' ward of the Pediatric University Clinic of Turin suffering from common illness of early infancy. Mothers were asked to fill in a questionnaire concerning breast-feeding, formula feeding and cow's milk feeding. Data collected show that 75% of infants were exclusively breast-fed at birth, that a large number of infants are already fed cow's milk after the 3rd month of life, that hypoallergenic formulas are overused (18.5% among adapted formulas), and that follow-up formulas are underused. Most of the mothers (74%) say that their dietary choices were made by their physician. These data indicate that infant dietary trends in our district are often not in accordance with scientific recommendations.

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PubMed1994

[Weaning of infants in the Turin district. An epidemiological survey].

A cross section study was performed on 1060 healthy children living in the Torino district to examine the modalities followed for weaning during infancy. Mothers were asked to fill in a questionnaire which contained questions concerning the family, allergic and metabolic diseases in relatives, type of food given to infants before, during and after weaning, and source of dietary counselling. A score was given for each answer. Data indicate generally correct trends though major fields of error concerns prevention of food allergy and coeliac disease. Scores were correlated with family type and area of origin of the family.

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PubMed1990

Beta-endorphin-like and alpha-MSH-like immunoreactivities in human milk.

We measured with radioimmunoassay the beta-endorphin-like and alpha-MSH-like immunoreactivities in milk and plasma of 8 lactating women. Mean beta-endorphin concentrations ( +/- SD) were 16.6 +/- 6.7 fmol/ml in milk and 9.9 +/- 4.1 fmol/ml in plasma. alpha-MSH concentrations (mean +/- SD) were 39.4 +/- 15.5 pg/ml in milk and 18.2 +/- 8.4 pg/ml in plasma. The concentrations of both peptides in milk were significantly (p less than 0.05) higher than in plasma. No significant correlation between milk and plasma concentrations of these peptides was found.

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PubMed1988

Transient hyperphosphatasemia of infancy. Fifteen new cases.

Alkaline phosphatase was assayed as part of the routine examinations performed in all children hospitalized for the first time in our ward. Fifteen children had transient hyperphosphatasemia of infancy (THI). Their clinical features suggested the presence of an infectious agent.

Alkaline Phosphatase↗