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2278596

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective study was carried out to determine the effect of common childhood infectious diseases on the hemoglobin level of a cohort of Alaskan Eskimo children born between 1960 and 1962. Hemoglobin and health records were available on 308 children between 6-11 and 12-17 months of age. Additional records were available on 187 of these children at 18-23 months of age. Episodes of chickenpox, measles, pertussis, and lower respiratory infections were reviewed. Between 38 and 50% of infants between 6 and 23 months of age had hemoglobin levels below 11.0 g/dl. The mean hemoglobin level of infants 6-11 and 12-17 months of age decreased with increasing number of total infectious episodes occurring within the 3 months before hemoglobin measurement. This trend was not apparent for infants in the 18-23 months age interval nor were low hemoglobins predictive of illness during the 3 months after the hemoglobin determination. At the 6-11 and 12-17 month age interval the number of lower respiratory infectious were most significantly associated with a decreased hemoglobin value. These observations are consistent with more recent reports that document iron deficiency anemia among children with antecedent infections and again emphasize the role of infection in the development and maintenance of anemia in children about 1 year of age.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0782-226X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Associations of early childhood infections and reduced hemoglobin levels in a historic cohort of Alaska Native infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Arctic Investigations Program, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Anchorage, Alaska.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article