Freeze-thawing of breast milk does not prevent cytomegalovirus transmission to a preterm infant

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Maschmann, J ^a   Hamprecht, K ^b   Weissbrich, B ^a   Dietz, K ^b   Jahn, G ^b   Speer, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33745855091     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.050625     Document Type: Article

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