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We investigated the reactivation of cytomegalovirus during lactation and analysedthe role of human milk whey and milk cells in mother-to-child-transmission. In contrast to term infants, preterm infants may be infected symptomatically by breastfeeding. Human milk whey is the material of choice for detection of maternal DNA lactia and virolactia, whereas milkcells not necessarily have to be infected in transmitters.
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Hamprecht, K., Witzel, S., Maschmann, J., Speer, C.P., Jahn, G. (2002). Transmission of Cytomegalovirus Infection Through Breast Milk in Term and Pretern Infants. In: Koletzko, B., Michaelsen, K.F., Hernell, O. (eds) Short and Long Term Effects of Breast Feeding on Child Health. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 478. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46830-1_21
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