WORKING PARENTS - THE IMPACT OF DAY-CARE AND BREAST-FEEDING ON CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS IN OFFSPRING

Authors
STAGNO S CLOUD GA
Citation
S. Stagno et Ga. Cloud, WORKING PARENTS - THE IMPACT OF DAY-CARE AND BREAST-FEEDING ON CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS IN OFFSPRING, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America, 91(7), 1994, pp. 2384-2389
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00278424
Volume
91
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2384 - 2389
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(1994)91:7<2384:WP-TIO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The increase in the popularity of breast feeding and utilization of ch ild care arrangements are having a major effect on the epidemiology of cytomegalovirus infections. The impact is greater for women of upper socioeconomic background who send their toddlers to day-care centers a nd for day-care workers. If primary cytomegalovirus infections occur d uring pregnancy it is logical to anticipate more cases of severe conge nital infections.