Detectable Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Human Breast Milk of a Mildly Symptomatic Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). (30th May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tam, Patrick C K; Ly, Kathleen M; Kernich, Max L; Spurrier, Nicola; Lawrence, Diana; Gordon, David L; Tucker, Emily C
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 72:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 128
• Page End: 130
• Publication Date: 2020-05-30
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2 -- COVID-19 -- human milk -- breast-feeding; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa673
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus and causative pathogen to the pandemic illness COVID-19. Although RNA has been detected in various clinical samples, no reports to date have documented SARS-CoV-2 in human milk. This case report describes an actively breastfeeding patient with COVID-19 infection with detectable viral RNA in human milk.