Best Practices for Human Milk Collection for COVID-19 Research.

摘要: In addition to providing life-giving nutrients and other substances the breastfed infant, human milk can also represent a vehicle of pathogen transfer. As such, when an infectious disease outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic occurs-particularly it is associated with novel pathogen-the question will naturally arise as whether be transmitted through breastfeeding. Until high-quality data are generated answer this question, abandonment breastfeeding due uncertainty result. The COVID-19 pandemic, which was in full swing at time document written, excellent example scenario. During these times uncertainty, critical for investigators conducting research assess possible transmission pathogens milk, by transfer mammary gland contamination from respiratory droplets, skin, breast pumps, containers, and/or close contact between mother infant. To promote most rigorous science, outline optimal methods collection, handling, storage, analysis situations, should openly share their published materials. Otherwise, risks inconsistent test results preanalytical analytical variation, false positives, negatives unacceptably high ability provide public health guidance poor. study, we "best practices" collecting samples intention that useful guide future pandemics.