Abstract
The type of milk fed to newborn infants greatly influences the physio-chemical and microbiological properties of their faeces. Breast-fed babies are relatively resistant to gastroenteritis(1,2,3); various explanations suggested for this include passive transfer of antibodies to Escherichia coli in colostrum(4,5), contamination of artificial feeds during preparation(6) and the nature of the intestinal environmentl(2). The continuing occurrence of enteropathogenic E. coli infections in infants, together with the introduction of “humanised” milks and the popularity of supplementing breast feeding with cows’ milk preparations during the first week of life, has led us to re-examine this problem.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Alexander M.B. (1948) BMJ 2: 973.
Ross C.A.C. and Dawes E.A. (1954) Lancet 1: 994.
Hinton N.A. and MacGregor R.R. (1958) Can. Med. Ass. J. 79: 359.
Sussman S. (1961) Pediatrics, Springfield 27: 308.
Michael J.G., Ringenback R. and Hottenstein S. (1971) J. Infect. Dis. 124: 445.
Neter E. (1959) J. Pediat. 55! 223.
Gyorgy P. (1953) Pediatrics, Springfield 11: 98.
Petuely F. and Dristen G. (1949) Ann. Pediat. 172: 183.
MacGillivray P.C., Finaly H.V.L. and Binns T.B. (1959) Scott. Med. J. 4: 182.
Bullen J.J., Rogers H.J. and Leigh L. (1972) BMJ 1: 69.
Bullen J.J., Rogers H.J. and Griffiths E. (1974) in “Microbial Iron Metabolism” ed. Neilands J.B., New York, p. 517.
Bullen C.L. and Willis A.T. (1971) BMJ 3: 338.
Bullen C.L., Tearle P.V. and Willis A.T. (1976) J. Med. Microbiol. 9: 325.
Bullen C.L. and Tearle P.V. (1976) J. Med. Microbiol. 9: 335.
Holdeman L.V. and Moore W.E.C. (1972) Anaerobic laboratory manual, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and State University Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg.
Miles A.A., Misra S.S. and Irwin J.O. (1938) J. Hyg. Camb. 38: 732.
Willis A.T., Bullen C.L., Williams K., Fagg C.G., Bourne A. and Vignon M. (1973) BMJ 2: 973.
Hewitt J.H. and Rigby J.(1976) J. Hyg. Camb. 77: 129.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1981 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bullen, C.L. (1981). Infant Feeding and the Faecal Flora. In: Wilkinson, A.W. (eds) The Immunology of Infant Feeding. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4049-2_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4049-2_5
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-4051-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-4049-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive