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Chronic excretion of enteropathogenic bacteria in the faeces–a possible association with allergy to cows' milk
Author(s) -
WITHRINGTON R. H.,
BAYLIS J. M.,
CHALLACOMBE D. N.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1981.tb01583.x
Subject(s) - feces , allergy , enteropathogenic escherichia coli , biology , excretion , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , persistence (discontinuity) , food allergy , endocrinology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , geotechnical engineering , engineering , gene
Summary Two children with protracted gastrointestinal symptoms were found to be chronically excreting enteropathogenic bacteria in their faeces. Withdrawal of cows' milk protein from their diets resulted in clinical recovery and stool cultures became negative, suggesting that allergy to cows' milk may have contributed to their bacterial carrier state.