TY - JOUR
T1 - Morbidity in neonates of mothers who have ingested aflatoxins
AU - Abdulrazzaq, Yousef M.
AU - Osman, Nawal
AU - Yousif, Zuheir M.
AU - Trad, Omar
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - This study was undertaken to assess whether aflatoxin M1 concentrations in newborn infants correlated with those of their mothers and to determine whether the presence of aflatoxin M1 in cord blood was associated with an increase in morbidity in the newborn. There was a strong correlation (r = 0.797, p < 0.0001) between mothers' and cord blood levels of aflatoxin. There was also a strong negative correlation between aflatoxin levels and birthweight (r = -0.565, p < 0.001) but there was no association between aflatoxin M1 concentration in maternal or cord blood and rates of jaundice or infection.
AB - This study was undertaken to assess whether aflatoxin M1 concentrations in newborn infants correlated with those of their mothers and to determine whether the presence of aflatoxin M1 in cord blood was associated with an increase in morbidity in the newborn. There was a strong correlation (r = 0.797, p < 0.0001) between mothers' and cord blood levels of aflatoxin. There was also a strong negative correlation between aflatoxin levels and birthweight (r = -0.565, p < 0.001) but there was no association between aflatoxin M1 concentration in maternal or cord blood and rates of jaundice or infection.
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U2 - 10.1179/027249304225013420
DO - 10.1179/027249304225013420
M3 - Article
C2 - 15186543
AN - SCOPUS:3042682379
SN - 0272-4936
VL - 24
SP - 145
EP - 151
JO - Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
JF - Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
IS - 2
ER -