Human Milk Secretory Antibodies against Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli Antigens

Human Milk Secretory Antibodies against Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli Antigens

Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) is a primary factor responsible for preventing attachment of enteropathogens to gut epithelium in breastfeeding infants. We compared the frequency of sIgA to major surface antigens of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) in milk of 123 women from the United Sta...

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Main Authors: Marita Noguera-Obenza, Theresa J. Ochoa, Henry F. Gomez, M. Lourdes Guerrero, Irene Herrera-Insua, Ardythe L. Morrow, Guillermo Ruiz-Palacios, Larry K. Pickering, Carlos A. Guzman, Thomas G. Cleary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
colostrum
EHEC
Escherichia coli
EspA
human milk
Mexico
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/5/02-0441_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/5/02-0441_article

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