Breast milk causing neonatal sepsis and death.
Breast milk can occasionally transmit serious viral and bacterial infections to preterm infants. We present three cases of late-onset neonatal sepsis, including one that resulted in death, occurring in preterm infants. The likely source of the microorganisms in all three cases was expressed breast milk.
Widger
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Department of Neonatology, Midwestern Regional Hospitals, Limerick, Ireland. jwidger1@yahoo.com
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000188:drug therapy; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents