We detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA in multiple breastmilk samples that were collected and tested after the first lactation from a woman with a laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis. We showed the potentiality of mother-to-child transmission by extra-respiratory routes. Thus, we believe that SARS-CoV-2 testing of breastmilk samples should became a common practice to prevent neonatal infections
Costa, S., Posteraro, B., Marchetti, S., Tamburrini, E., Carducci, B., Lanzone, A., Valentini, P., Buonsenso, D., Sanguinetti, M., Vento, G., Cattani Franchi, P., Excretion of SARS-CoV-2 in human breast milk, <<CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION>>, 2020; (N/A): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2020.05.027] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/158978]
Excretion of SARS-CoV-2 in human breast milk
Costa, Simonetta;Posteraro, Brunella;Marchetti, Simona;Tamburrini, Enrica;Carducci, Brigida;Lanzone, Antonio;Valentini, Piero;Buonsenso, Danilo;Sanguinetti, Maurizio;Vento, Giovanni;Cattani Franchi, Paola
2020
Abstract
We detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA in multiple breastmilk samples that were collected and tested after the first lactation from a woman with a laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis. We showed the potentiality of mother-to-child transmission by extra-respiratory routes. Thus, we believe that SARS-CoV-2 testing of breastmilk samples should became a common practice to prevent neonatal infectionsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.