Cytomegalovirus-associated necrotizing enterocolitis in a preterm twin after breastfeeding

J Perinatol. 2004 Feb;24(2):124-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211042.

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in breast milk is transmitted to infants and may be associated with disease especially in preterm infants. We present a preterm twin with postnatally acquired CMV infection and evidence of CMV-associated necrotizing enterocolitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast Feeding
  • Colon / metabolism
  • Colon / pathology
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / transmission*
  • Diseases in Twins*
  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / pathology
  • Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / virology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Premature, Diseases / virology*
  • Milk, Human / virology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious*