Persistent SARS-CoV-2 RNA Positive in Feces but Negative in Breastmilk: A Case Report of COVID-19 in a Breastfeeding Patient

COVID-19 is a pandemic infectious disease. Whether SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted through breast milk is unknown. Here, we report a breastfeeding woman with COVID-19 presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms and persistent SARS-CoV-2 RNA positivity in both her oropharyngeal swabs and feces, but negativi...

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Autores principales: Chu, Huikuan, Li, Jing, Yan, Jingjing, Bai, Tai, Schnabl, Bernd, Zou, Li, Yang, Ling, Hou, Xiaohua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
Materias:
Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7738631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33344466
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.562700
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Sumario:COVID-19 is a pandemic infectious disease. Whether SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted through breast milk is unknown. Here, we report a breastfeeding woman with COVID-19 presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms and persistent SARS-CoV-2 RNA positivity in both her oropharyngeal swabs and feces, but negativity in her breastmilk. After appearance of serum SARS-CoV-2-IgG, she began to bottle feed her baby with breastmilk without transmission. This report facilitates the understanding of breastfeeding-related risks in COVID-19.

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