Effect of vitamin A supplementation with BCG vaccine at birth on vitamin A status at 6 wk and 4 mo of age  

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Fisker, Ane B. ; Lisse, Ida M. ; Aaby, Peter ; Erhardt, Juergen G. ; Rodrigues, Amabelia ; Bibby, Bo M ; Benn, Christine S.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 86 no. 04 (Oct. 2007), page 1032.
Topik: Vitamin A supplementation ; BCG vaccine ; retinol-binding-protein ; acute phase reaction ; sex differences ; diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A07.K.2007.04 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: The effect of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) at birth on subsequent vitamin A status has not been studied. Objective: The objective was to study the effect of 50 000 IU vitamin A administered with BCG vaccine at birth on vitamin A status in both sexes. Design: Within a randomized placebo-controlled trial of VAS, we obtained blood from 614 children at 6 wk of age and from 369 mother-infant pairs at 4 mo of age. We assessed vitamin A status on the basis of serum retinol-binding protein (RBP) and measured serum C-reactive protein to monitor for concurrent infections. Results: RBP concentrations indicated vitamin A deficiency in 32% of the children at age 6 wk and in 16% at age 4 mo. VAS was not associated with higher RBP concentrations overall or in either sex. However, the effect of VAS varied with maternal education (P for interaction = 0.004): At age 6 wk, VAS was associated with higher (9%; 95% CI: 2, 17%) RBP concentrations in children of noneducated mothers but not in children of educated mothers. Overall, RBP concentrations increased between 6 wk and 4 mo of age. The increase correlated inversely with the number of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines received in the interval (P = 0.009), particularly in girls (P for interaction = 0.01) and in vitamin A recipients (P = 0.01). Conclusions: Overall, VAS at birth had no effect on vitamin A status. However VAS may temporarily improve vitamin A status in the subgroup of children of noneducated mothers. In vitamin A recipients, subsequent DTP vaccines affected vitamin A status negatively. The main trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00168597.

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