title: Cytomegalovirus-associated necrotizing enterocolitis in a preterm twin after breastfeeding.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in breast milk is transmitted to infants and may be associated with disease especially in preterm infants. We present a preterm twin with postnatally acquired CMV infection and evidence of CMV-associated necrotizing enterocolitis.
authors.affiliation: University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gessler
authors.forename: Gian Andrea
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bischoff
authors.forename: Dunja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wiegand
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Essers
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bossart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000821:virology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious