Case report: detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in maternal breast milk.
A 27-year-old woman developed chickenpox postpartum. Her 2-month-old son who was breast fed also acquired chickenpox 16 days after the onset of the mother's illness. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA was detected in maternal breast milk by the polymerase chain reaction. These results suggest that transmission of VZV may occur via maternal breast milk.
Yoshida
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Department of Dermatology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Yamagami
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Tezuka
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Hondo
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D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000635:transmission*; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral