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Study of Breast Feeding Effect and other Factors on the Carriage Rate of Haemophilus influenza in Children in Mosul City | ||
| Rafidain Journal of Science | ||
| Article 4, Volume 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 26-35 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rjs.2007.42704 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hiyam A. Al-Tai | ||
| Dept. of Biology, College of Science,Mosul University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 148 samples were collected including 74 throat swabs and 74 Nasopharyngal swabs from children with ages from after birth to 12 years old. From day care centera and primary school in Mosul city, data about sex , age , type of feeding , Respiratory tract infections , smoking exposure and Scocio-economic state were recorded . Isolation and identification of Haemophilus influenza (Hi) were done depending on morphological and biochemical tests. The results showed that the carriage rate with Hi bacteria was 38.5%, 56% , of it was from Nasopharynx and 44% from throat as well as the carriage state in breast feeded children was 72%, while 26% , 2% in battle feeded and mixed feeded children respectively also it showed that the highest carriage rate was in the age group 4-6 years old with predominance of male. This study appeared that 24% of carriage were infected with respiratory tract infections and 80% of them were exposed to smoking, in addition the socioeconomic state showed an important effect on carriage rate it found that 52% of carriers were living in medium economic level , 30% in bad level, 18% in a good one. | ||
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