Cytomegalovirus transmission to extremely low-birthweight infants through breast milk

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-58

  Doctor, S ^a,b   Friedman, S ^a   Dunn, M S ^b   Asztalos, E V ^b   Wylie, L ^b   Mazzulli, T ^c   Vearncombe, M ^b   O'Brien, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Cytomegalovirus; Extremely low birthweight; Postnatal cytomegalovirus infection; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINALYSIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 12344319664     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410022332     Document Type: Article

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