Cytomegalovirus-associated necrotizing enterocolitis in a preterm twin after breastfeeding.
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.
Gessler
Peter
P
University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Bischoff
Gian Andrea
GA
Wiegand
Dunja
D
Essers
Bettina
B
Bossart
Walter
W
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