No association between month of birth and biliary atresia in a country with tropical climate.

Aim: Children with biliary atresia (BA) born in countries with temperate climate showed month-of-birth (MoB) predilection during cooler months. To date, no study on the MoB-BA association has been performed in a tropical country. Our aim was to define MoB variation in children with BA in a tropical country.

Effect of bifidobacterium Bb12 with or without Streptococcus thermophilus supplemented formula on nutritional status.

Acute diarrhea is a common cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Probiotic supplemented infant formula is one of the effective methods for prevention of rotavirus diarrhea. Other benefits of the probiotics supplemented formula were evaluated by monitoring the growth of the children.