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Isolation of Leukocytes from Human Breast Milk for Use in an Antibody-dependent Cellular Phagocytosis Assay of HIV Targets
Published on: September 6, 2019
[BREAST MILK AS A VEHICLE OF TRANSMISSION OF VIRUS]
María Cristina Garcia-Loygorri1, Daniel De Luis2, Belén Torreblanca3
1Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital de Medina del Campo, Medina del Campo.. crisglju@gmail.com.
Introduction:
breast milk, besides being a source of feeding for children, it can be a vehicle for transmission of some infectious diseases.
Aim:
to revise the main viral agents which can be acquired for children through breast milk and its possible clinical implication.
Material:
literature search was made in different databases and books.
Results:
date on the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2, human T-lymphotropic virus, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis A, B and C virus, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus and other viruses are exposed in detail.
Conclusions:
the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2, human T-lymphotropic virus and cytomegalovirus in preterm newborns or low birth weight are the most frequent viruses that cause infection or illness in children as a result of its transmission through breast milk. For other viruses, such as varicella zoster, hepatitis A or hepatitis B, the immunoprophylaxis of the newborn, through the administration of immunoglobulin and vaccine, protect children against their transmission.
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