Detectable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Human Breast Milk of a Mildly Symptomatic Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Detectable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Human Breast Milk of a Mildly Symptomatic Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus and causative pathogen to the pandemic illness COVID-19. Although RNA has been detected in various clinical samples, no reports to date have documented SARS-CoV-2 in human milk. This case report describes an actively breastfeeding patient with COVID-19 infe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-01, Vol.72 (1), p.128-130
Hauptverfasser: Tam, Patrick C K, Ly, Kathleen M, Kernich, Max L, Spurrier, Nicola, Lawrence, Diana, Gordon, David L, Tucker, Emily C
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Breast Feeding
Brief Report
COVID-19
Female
Humans
Milk, Human
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus and causative pathogen to the pandemic illness COVID-19. Although RNA has been detected in various clinical samples, no reports to date have documented SARS-CoV-2 in human milk. This case report describes an actively breastfeeding patient with COVID-19 infection with detectable viral RNA in human milk.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciaa673