Protective effects of breastfeeding against urinary tract infection

• Protective factors in human milk act on mucosal membranes in the upper and lower respiratory tract and in the gastrointestinal tract. The way in which breastfeeding may reduce the risk of infections in a more remote site such as the urinary tract will be elucidated. CONCLUSION: The protective effect of breastfeeding on the urinary tract illustrates the complexity of the immune defence mechanisms responsible for such an action.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Immunologi inom det medicinska området (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Immunology in the medical area (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Breast Feeding

Cytokines

immunology

Escherichia coli

immunology

isolation & purification

Humans

Immunoglobulin A

immunology

Infant

Infant

Newborn

Urinary Tract Infections

immunology

microbiology

prevention & control

Publikations- och innehållstyp

ref (ämneskategori)

art (ämneskategori)