Prevalence and duration of SARS-CoV-2 fecal shedding in breastfeeding dyads following maternal COVID-19 diagnosis

BackgroundThere is a paucity of data on the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in feces of lactating women with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their breastfed infants as well as associations between fecal shedding and symptomatology.ObjectiveWe examined...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Immunology
Main Authors:	Ryan M. Pace, Elana A. King-Nakaoka, Andrew G. Morse, Kelsey J. Pascoe, Anna Winquist, Beatrice Caffé, Alexandra D. Navarrete, Kimberly A. Lackey, Christina D.W. Pace, Bethaney D. Fehrenkamp, Caroline B. Smith, Melanie A. Martin, Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, Sylvia H. Ley, Mark A. McGuire, Courtney L. Meehan, Janet E. Williams, Michelle K. McGuire
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Subjects:	breastfeeding COVID-19 feces lactation maternal-infant health SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1329092/full