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Cytomegalovirus-associated Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Preterm Twin After Breastfeeding

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in breast milk is transmitted to infants and may be associated with disease especially in preterm infants. We present a preterm twin with postnatally acquired CMV infection and evidence of CMV-associated necrotizing enterocolitis.

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Acknowledgements

We thank A. Flaviano (Labormed, Zurich) for virological analysis during pregnancy; B. Frey (Swiss Red Cross, Zurich) for helpful comments on blood products; D. Nadal (University Children's Hospital, Zurich) for critical reading of the report.

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  1. University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    Peter Gessler MD & Gian Andrea Bischoff MD

  2. Institute of Pathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Dunja Wiegand MD

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Triemli-Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

    Bettina Essers MD

  4. Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Walter Bossart PhD, MD

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Gessler, P., Bischoff, G., Wiegand, D. et al. Cytomegalovirus-associated Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Preterm Twin After Breastfeeding. J Perinatol 24, 124–126 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211042

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