Prevalence of Aflatoxins in Blood and Urine of Egyptian Infants with Protein–Energy Malnutrition

The aim of the present work was to study the presence of aflatoxins in blood and urine of infants with protein–energy malnutrition (PEM). The study was conducted on 60 infants, 30 with kwashiorkor and 30 with marasmus, with 10 age-matched healthy infants studied as a control group. Complete blood co...

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Published in:Food and nutrition bulletin 2005-03, Vol.26 (1), p.49-56
Main Authors: Hatem, Nadia L., Hassab, Hoda M. A., Abd Al-Rahman, Ehsan M., El-Deeb, Sami A., El-Sayed Ahmed, Rania L.
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Language:English
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Aflatoxins - blood
Aflatoxins - urine
Blood Cell Count
Case-Control Studies
Egypt - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Kwashiorkor - blood
Kwashiorkor - epidemiology
Kwashiorkor - metabolism
Kwashiorkor - urine
Liver Function Tests
Male
Prevalence
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - blood
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - metabolism
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - urine
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Summary:The aim of the present work was to study the presence of aflatoxins in blood and urine of infants with protein–energy malnutrition (PEM). The study was conducted on 60 infants, 30 with kwashiorkor and 30 with marasmus, with 10 age-matched healthy infants studied as a control group. Complete blood count, liver function tests, and determination of the level of aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2, M1, M2, G2a, B3, GM1, P, and aflatoxicol R0) in blood and urine were carried out in all studied infants. Serum aflatoxins were detected in more infants with kwashiorkor (80%) than in those with marasmus (46.7%). The mean serum levels of total aflatoxins, AFB1, AFG1, and AFB2a, were significantly higher in infants with kwashiorkor (p
ISSN:1564-8265
0379-5721
1564-8265
DOI:10.1177/156482650502600106