Mpox virus in human breastmilk and tecovirimat pharmacokinetics: implications for postnatal transmission - PubMed
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- #Breastmilk transmission
- #Tecovirimat pharmacokinetics
- #Mpox virus
- Mpox virus has been detected in human breastmilk, raising concerns about postnatal transmission.
- The study discusses the implications of tecovirimat pharmacokinetics for mitigating or preventing such transmission.
- Informed consent was obtained from adult patients, and legal guardian permission was given for infant clinical information publication.
- The research was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health and involved the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani as a European Reference Laboratory.