Breast milk-transmitted acquired cytomegalovirus infection in an extremely low birth weight infant

Tamao Shinohara; Atsushi Nemoto; Hiroyuki Fujihara; Yasushi Murakami; Yuki Maebayashi; Tomohiro Saito; Nobuyuki Katsumata; Atsushi Naitoh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9127

Breast milk-transmitted acquired cytomegalovirus infection in an extremely low birth weight infant

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Jul 3;12(7):e9127. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9127. eCollection 2024 Jul.

Authors

Tamao Shinohara¹, Atsushi Nemoto¹, Hiroyuki Fujihara¹, Yasushi Murakami¹, Yuki Maebayashi¹, Tomohiro Saito², Nobuyuki Katsumata¹, Atsushi Naitoh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan.
² Department of Pediatrics Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan.

Abstract

We encountered an extremely low birth weight infant with breast milk-transmitted cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. To determine the transmission route, we conducted direct sequence analysis of two variable CMV genes, UL139, and UL146. When utilizing breast milk, the possibility of acquired CMV infection should be considered and tested for prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: breast milk; cytomegalovirus; infection; preterm infant.

Publication types

Case Reports