Severe morbidity and mortality with breast milk associated cytomegalovirus infection.
Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality in the newborn period. Postnatally acquired CMV infection has been thought to carry much less morbidity. We report 5 cases of severe morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight infants with postnatally acquired, breast milk associated CMV infection.
Hamele
Mitchell
M
Department of Pediatrics, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431, USA.
Flanagan
Ryan
R
Loomis
C Adam
CA
Stevens
Tracy
T
Fairchok
Mary P
MP
D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000401:mortality* / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000821:virology*