Excretion of varicella-herpes zoster virus in breast milk.
Two cases involving breast-feeding and varicella-herpes zoster virus infection are presented. The possibility of viral excretion in the breast milk and its effects on continued breast-feeding are discussed. In neither case was the virus isolated from the breast milk.
D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000635:transmission; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000635:transmission; D012306:Risk