Abstract
Breastmilk specimens from three women with acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection were studied. Anti-HAV immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G antibodies were detected in serum and breastmilk specimens of the three women. The three women also had serum HAV RNA. However, HAV RNA was detected only in two of the three breastmilk specimens. It is interesting that none of the three infants contracted clinical HAV infection. Furthermore, mothers with HAV infection should not be encouraged to discontinue breastfeeding.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 313-315 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Breastfeeding Medicine |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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