Ochratoxin A Status at Birth Is Associated with Reduced Birth Weight and Ponderal Index in Rural Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycotoxin exposure during pregnancy has been associated with adverse birth outcomes and poor infant growth. We assessed multiple biomarkers and metabolites of exposure to mycotoxins at birth and their associations with birth outcomes and infant growth in 274 newborns in rural Burkina Faso.

Methods

Whole-blood microsamples were analyzed for mycotoxin concentrations in newborns in the Biospecimen substudy nested in the MIcronutriments pour la SAnté de la Mère et de l'Enfant-III trial using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Unadjusted and adjusted associations between mycotoxin exposure, and birth outcomes and infant growth at 6 mo were estimated using linear regression models for continuous outcomes and linear probability

SUBMITTER: Bastos-Moreira Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795690 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature