Detection of Echovirus 18 in Human Breast Milk | Zendy

Marcela V. Maus | Zendy; Michael A. Posencheg | Zendy; Kristin Geddes | Zendy; Michael Elkan | Zendy; Silvia Peñaranda | Zendy; M. Steven Oberste | Zendy; Richard L. Hodinka | Zendy

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Detection of Echovirus 18 in Human Breast Milk

Author(s) -

Marcela V. Maus,

Michael A. Posencheg,

Kristin Geddes,

Michael Elkan,

Silvia Peñaranda,

M. Steven Oberste,

Richard L. Hodinka

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01991-07

Subject(s) - echovirus , enterovirus , breast milk , virology , enterovirus infections , biology , breast feeding , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , sepsis , medicine , immunology , pediatrics , biochemistry

We detected enteroviral RNA and cultured infectious virus from a series of banked breast milk samples from the mother of an infant with neonatal sepsis; sequencing of the enterovirus isolate identified it as echovirus type 18. In this case, it is possible that enterovirus transmission occurred through the breast milk.

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