Breast milk acquired cytomegalovirus infections in premature infants: doubts and challenges
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2021.02.005
- VernacularTitle:早产儿经母乳获得性巨细胞病毒感染：疑虑与挑战
- Author:
Xiaomei TONG
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2021;28(2):102-106
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Breast feeding is the optimal food for all babies. Human milk can promote the immune system and other immature organs of premature infants, and improve the development and long term outcomes. However, breast milk may carry pathogenic microorganisms especially cytomegalovirus, which can be infected through breast feeding. Infected preterm infants could appear a series of clinical symptoms and may developed a series of adversely long-term prognosis. This paper discussed the research progress about preterm infants acquired the cytomegalovirus by breast feeding after birth and focused on the existing clinical prevention treatment strategies.
