Absence of infection in breast-fed infants born to hepatitis C virus-infected mothers
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics
Journal Volume
126
Journal Issue
4
Pages
589-591
Date Issued
1995
Author(s)
Huang S.-C.
Hwang L.-H.
Chen D.-S.
Abstract
The role of breast-feeding in perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was explored in 15 HCV-infected mothers and their infants. The 15 carrier mothers had anti-HCV titers ranging from 1:80 to 1:40,000 and also had HCV-ribonucleic acid with concentrations ranging from 104 to 2.5 × 108 copies/ml. Both anti-HCV antibody and HCV-ribonucleic acid were present in colostral samples in much lower levels, but none of the 11 breast-fed infants had evidence of HCV infection for up to 1 year of age. Thus breast-feeding seems safe for these infants. (J PEDIATR 1995;126:589-91). © 1995 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Type
journal article