HTLV-1 proviral DNA in oral aspirates of newborns born to seropositive mothers
T Sawada, H Taguchi, I Miyoshi, H Nakachi… - JAMA, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
To the Editor.—Milk-borne transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has
been well established both epidemiologically and experimentally. Switching from
breastfeeding to bottle-feeding reduced the virus infection rate to approximately one tenth,
but a few bottle-fed infants still became infected with HTLV-1 through an as yet unidentified
route. 1 Transplacental or intrauterine transmission of HTLV-1 has been a controversial
subject because detection of HTLV-1 antigen or proviral DNA in umbilical cord blood does …
been well established both epidemiologically and experimentally. Switching from
breastfeeding to bottle-feeding reduced the virus infection rate to approximately one tenth,
but a few bottle-fed infants still became infected with HTLV-1 through an as yet unidentified
route. 1 Transplacental or intrauterine transmission of HTLV-1 has been a controversial
subject because detection of HTLV-1 antigen or proviral DNA in umbilical cord blood does …