| Literature DB >> 2778340 |
Y Ando1, K Saito, S Nakano, K Kakimoto, K Furuki, T Tanigawa, H Hashimoto, I Moriyama, M Ichijo, T Toyama.
Abstract
Breast-feeding is a major factor in the vertical transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). We studied whether such transmission may be prevented by bottle-feeding. HTLV-I infection was detected by both HTLV-I antigen and antibody tests. Thirty bottle-fed babies were examined 24 months after birth; only one was found to be HTLV-I antigen-positive. This infection rate was lower than that for breast-fed babies in whom HTLV-I antigen was detected in 24 of the 31 24-month-old babies born to HTLV-I positive mothers in a previous study. These results suggest that most vertical transmission of HTLV-I is attributable to breast-feeding and can be prevented by bottle-feeding.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2778340 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(89)94772-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect ISSN: 0163-4453 Impact factor: 6.072