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Increased Cytomegalovirus Secretion and Risks of Infant Infection by Breastfeeding Duration From Maternal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Compared to Negative Mothers in Sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding imparts beneficial immune protection and nutrition to infants for healthy growth, but it is also a route for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. In previous studies, we showed that HCMV adversely affects infant development in Afric...

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Autores principales: Musonda, Kunda G., Nyonda, Mary, Filteau, Suzanne, Kasonka, Lackson, Monze, Mwaka, Gompels, Ursula A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5407128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27103488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piw015