Key result
Enteroviral RNA and infectious echovirus type 18 were detected in banked breast milk samples from the mother of an infant with neonatal sepsis, suggesting possible transmission through breast milk.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report demonstrates that echovirus 18 can be shed in high titers in human breast milk, suggesting a potential route for postnatal enterovirus transmission to neonates.
Neonatal echovirus sepsis may involve breast milk transmission; leaves open whether this route warrants practice changes or needs prospective confirmation.
We detected enteroviral RNA and cultured infectious virus from a series of banked breast milk samples from the mother of an infant with neonatal sepsis; sequencing of the enterovirus isolate identified it as echovirus type 18. In this case, it is possible that enterovirus transmission occurred through the breast milk.
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Maus et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Neonatal sepsis (Enteroviral infection) (n=1). Echovirus 18 in breast milk was evaluated on Detection of enteroviral RNA and infectious virus in breast milk. Enteroviral RNA and infectious echovirus type 18 were detected in banked breast milk samples from the mother of an infant with neonatal sepsis, suggesting possible transmission through breast milk.
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