Cytomegalovirus in breast milk of Swedish milk donors

Scand J Infect Dis. 1985;17(1):11-3. doi: 10.3109/00365548509070413.

Abstract

81 milk samples collected from 35 donors 3 days to 7 months after delivery were examined for the occurrence of cytomegalovirus (CMV). 30/35 (89%) of the women were seropositive to CMV. The virus was only found in samples from seropositive women collected greater than 8 days to less than 3 months after partus. During this period milk from 23 seropositive donors were tested; 16/23 (70%) excreted CMV. CMV is evidently a very common finding in the milk of seropositive mothers.

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Cytomegalovirus / immunology
  • Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Milk, Human / microbiology*
  • Sweden
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral