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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1998 44(2):84-86; doi:10.1093/tropej/44.2.84
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Members of the Throat Microflora Among Infants with Different Feeding Methods

Tomiko Hokama* and Teisuke Imamura**

*The Maternal & Child Health Department and Research Center of Comprehensive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-01, Japan
**The Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

Normal throat microflora have an important role of antagonistic activity against pathogenic bacteria. We studied members of throat microflora of 30 exclusively breastfed, 15 mixed-fed and 15 exclusively formula-fed infants at the age of 1 month.

All Infants harboured alpha haemolytic Streptococcus. The incidence of gamma Streptococcus and coagulase negative Staphylococcus's Isolation from breastfed infants was higher. We also found that coagulme negative Staphylococcus is one of three predominant bacterial species in breastfed infants.


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