Breast Milk and Saliva for Postnatal Cyto†megalovirus Screening among Very Low Birth Weight Infants.

Sagori MukhopadhyayHannah L ItellErica HartmanEmily WoodfordMiren B DhudasiaJustin T SteppeSarah ValenciaHunter RoarkKelly C WadeKristin E D WeimerSallie R PermarKaren M Puopolo

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2022)

Maternal breast milk is a reliable alternative sample to determine CMV serostatus. Serial testing of infant saliva was not adequately sensitive for identifying pCMV acquisition in preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
human milk
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
physical activity
weight loss