1. Vitamin C levels in a Central‐African mother–infant cohort: Does hypovitaminosis C increase the risk of enteric infections?
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Violeta Moya‐Alvarez, Jean‐Christophe Junior Koyembi, Laure M. Kayé, Jean‐Robert Mbecko, Hugues Sanke‐Waîgana, Serge Ghislain Djorie, Yawo Tufa Nyasenu, Daniel Mad‐Bondo, Jean‐Bertrand Kongoma, Samir Nakib, Yoann Madec, Guillaume Ulmann, Nathalie Neveux, Philippe J. Sansonetti, Muriel Vray, and Benoît Marteyn
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bacterial carriage ,Central‐Africa ,infant malnutrition ,pregnant women ,vitamin C deficiency ,Pediatrics ,RJ1-570 ,Gynecology and obstetrics ,RG1-991 ,Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases ,RC620-627 - Abstract
Abstract In the MITICA (Mother‐to‐Infant TransmIssion of microbiota in Central‐Africa) study, 48 mothers and their 50 infants were followed from delivery to 6 months between December 2017 and June 2019 in Bangui (Central‐African Republic). Blood tests and stool analyses were performed in mothers at delivery, and their offspring at birth, 11 weeks and 25 weeks. Stool cultures were performed in specific growth media for Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Enerobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Citrobacter and Klebsiella, as well as rotavirus, yeasts and parasitological exams. The median vitamin C levels in mothers at delivery were 15.3 μmol/L (inter‐quartile‐range [IQR] 6.2–27.8 μmol/L). In infants, the median vitamin C levels at birth were 35.2 μmol/L (IQR 16.5–63.9 μmol/L). At 11 and 25 weeks, the median vitamin C levels were 41.5 μmol/L (IQR 18.7–71.6 μmol/L) and 18.2 μmol/L (IQR 2.3–46.6 μmol/L), respectively. Hypovitaminosis C was defined as seric vitamin C levels
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- 2021
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