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