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Prolonged Breastfeeding Is Associated With Lower Risk Of Severe Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease In Chinese Children
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Prolonged Breastfeeding Is Associated With Lower Risk Of Severe Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease In Chinese Children

Yaping Li, Huiling Deng, Mei Li, Wenjun Wang, Xiaoli Jia, Ning Gao, Shuangsuo Dang and Essam Hassan Ibrahim
The Pediatric infectious disease journal, Vol.35(3), pp.353-355
01/03/2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001001
PMID: 26650113

Abstract

Immunology Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Pediatrics Science & Technology
To assess whether breastfeeding duration can affect risk of severe hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) later in childhood, we retrospectively analyzed demographic, environmental and breastfeeding data on 603 children with severe HFMD and 1036 children with mild HFMD. Multivariate analysis showed that breastfeeding for 6-12 months significantly reduced the risk of severe HFMD, as did breastfeeding for > 12 months.

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