Transmission of adult T-cell leukemia retrovirus (HTLV-I) from mother to child: comparison of bottle- with breast-fed babies.
HTLV-I is commonly believed to be transmitted from HTLV-I seropositive mothers to infants via breast milk. In 11 of 24 breast-fed infants born to HTLV-I seropositive mothers, HTLV-I antigen-positive cells were detected in peripheral blood samples obtained 12 months after birth. In sharp contrast, they were detected in only one of 11 bottle-fed infants of HTLV-I seropositive mothers. Thus bottle-feeding appears to be an effective method to avoid HTLV-I transmission from HTLV-I seropositive mothers to infants.
D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy
D000956:Antigens, Viral