title: Cytomegalovirus infection in preterm triplets transmitted via breast milk.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may transmit perinatally or from breast milk. The risk for development of symptomatic CMV disease in very-low-birth-weight premature infants after transmission from maternal breast milk is not clear. There are scarce data in the literature about congenital CMV infection in multiple pregnancies, being mostly with twin gestations. Here we present a unique case of triplets with CMV infection transmitted via breast milk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Samsun Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Istemi Han
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Fuat Emre
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Canpolat
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dilmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission* / Q000652:urine; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy; D014310:Triplets; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral
keywords: Cytomegalovirus; breast milk; triplet