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Background: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)' is an alternative to conventional neonatal care for low birth weight (LBW)' babies' in low resource settings, this study is to evaluate the correlation between the duration of KMC given and average weight gain per day in low birth weight babiesMethod: It is an observational study, 106 low birth weight babies who were less than 1.8 kg, hemodynamically stable, accepting either direct breast feed or gavage feed were included in the study, duration of KMC given per day and weight was recorded daily until discharge. Babies were monitored for complications, if any' babies were withdrawn from the study , necessary intervention was done. Average weight gain per day in these babies was estimated and correlated with the average duration of KMC.Results: Out of 120 eligible children 106 were selected for study of which 57 were male and 49 were female, 42 were 'less than 1.2 kg, 37 were between 1.21 kg to 1.5 kg and 27 were between 1.51 kg to 1.8 kg, there was statistically significant moderate correlation with Pearson r=0.6281 with p value <0.00001 and mean average weight gain was 5.27 in less than '6 hr' to 8 hr, 9.08 in 8 hr to 10 hr, 11.87 in greater than 10 hrs of KMCConclusion: The weight gain was found to increase with duration of KMC practice. hence authors recommend to increase the duration of KMC per day for the good average weight gain per day.
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Toxocariasis is a widespread zoonosis and is considered an important worldwide public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of trans-mammary Toxocara canis infection in newborn BALB/c mice nursed by females experimentally infected with 1,200 eggs after delivery. After 50 days of age, the presence of larvae in different organs of the offspring was investigated. Trans-mammary infection was confirmed in 73.9% of the mice that had been nursed by infected females. These data show a high trans-mammary transmission of T. canis and confirm the significance of this transmission route in paratenic hosts.
A toxocaríase é zoonose amplamente difundida e considerada importante problema de saúde pública. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a frequência da transmissão transmamária de Toxocara canis em camundongos BALB/c neonatos amamentados por fêmeas experimentalmente infectadas com 1.200 ovos logo após o parto. Após 50 dias de idade, foi avaliada a presença de larvas em diferentes órgãos dos neonatos. A infecção por via transmamária foi confirmada em 73,9% dos camundongos amamentados por fêmeas infectadas. Estes dados demonstram elevada transmissão transmamária de T. canis e confirmam a importância desta via de transmissão em hospedeiros paratênicos.