Intestinal blood loss as an aggravating factor of iron deficiency in infants aged 9 to 12 months fed whole cow's milk

Goals: To verify the occurrence of occult intestinal blood loss and iron deficiency in infants aged 9 to 12 months.Study: A consecutive sample of 98 infants of the Pediatric Public Health Primary Care Unit in the town of Arapongas, Parana State, Brazil was involved in this cross-sectional study. Dietary history, hemoglobin, serum iron, transferrin saturation, ferritin, and an occult fecal blood loss investigation, by the immune chromatographic method specific for human hemoglobin were performed.ResultsUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Paulista Sch Med, Div Pediat Gastroenterol, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Paulista Sch Med, Div Pediat Gastroenterol, Sao Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc