Pneumococcal carriage at age 2 months is associated with growth deficits at age 6 months among infants in South India.

ABSTRACT: Nasopharyngeal colonization is the first step in the pathway to Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) infection, a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. We investigated the effect of Spn colonization at ages 2 and 4 mo on growth at age 6 mo among 389 infants living in rural South India by using data from an Spn carriage study nested within a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled community trial designed to evaluate the impact of newborn vitamin A supplementation on Spn carriage in the first 6 mo of life. Primary outcomes were weight, length, and anthropometric indices of nutritional status. Growth data at age 6 mo were available for 84% (389 of 464) of infants in the Spn carriage study. Carriage at age 2 mo was associated with increased odds of stunting [OR: 3.07 (95% CI: 1.2

SUBMITTER: Coles CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3349980 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature