Journal article
High fecal IgA is associated with reduced Clostridium difficile colonization in infants
Abstract
Colonization of infants with Clostridium difficile is on the rise. Although better tolerated by infants than adults, it is a risk factor for future allergic disease. The present study describes associations between infant fecal immunoglobulin A (IgA) and colonization with C. difficile in 47 infants enrolled in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study. C. difficile colonization was observed in over half (53%) of the …
Authors
Bridgman SL; Konya T; Azad MB; Guttman DS; Sears MR; Becker AB; Turvey SE; Mandhane PJ; Subbarao P; Investigators CS
Journal
Microbes and Infection, Vol. 18, No. 9, pp. 543–549
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.micinf.2016.05.001
ISSN
1286-4579