Frontiers in Pediatrics (Mar 2022)
Modulating Role of Breastfeeding Toward Long COVID Occurrence in Children: A Preliminary Study
- Giulia Vizzari,
- Daniela Morniroli,
- Daniela Morniroli,
- Valentina Tiraferri,
- Silvana Castaldi,
- Silvana Castaldi,
- Maria Francesca Patria,
- Paola Marchisio,
- Paola Marchisio,
- Carlo Agostoni,
- Carlo Agostoni,
- Fabio Mosca,
- Fabio Mosca,
- Danilo Buonsenso,
- Danilo Buonsenso,
- Gregorio Paolo Milani,
- Gregorio Paolo Milani,
- Maria Lorella Giannì,
- Maria Lorella Giannì,
- The CHICO Study Group,
- Francesco Folino,
- Maria Carola Pensabene,
- Marina Macchi,
- Cristina De Rose,
- Rosa Morello,
- Carolina Gentili,
- Margherita Zona,
- Alessia De Matteis
Affiliations
- Giulia Vizzari
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Milan, Italy
- Daniela Morniroli
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Milan, Italy
- Daniela Morniroli
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Valentina Tiraferri
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Silvana Castaldi
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Silvana Castaldi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Maria Francesca Patria
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Unit, Milan, Italy
- Paola Marchisio
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Unit, Milan, Italy
- Paola Marchisio
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Carlo Agostoni
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Carlo Agostoni
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Unit, Milan, Italy
- Fabio Mosca
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Milan, Italy
- Fabio Mosca
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Danilo Buonsenso
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli”, Rome, Italy
- Danilo Buonsenso
- Center for Global Health Research and Studies, Dipartimento di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Base, Cliniche Intensivologiche e Perioperatorie, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Gregorio Paolo Milani
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Gregorio Paolo Milani
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Unit, Milan, Italy
- Maria Lorella Giannì
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Milan, Italy
- Maria Lorella Giannì
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- The CHICO Study Group
- Francesco Folino
- Maria Carola Pensabene
- Marina Macchi
- Cristina De Rose
- Rosa Morello
- Carolina Gentili
- Margherita Zona
- Alessia De Matteis
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.884962
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2) pandemic has forced the global health system to face new challenges both in the acute management of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) patients and in its consequences. In particular, the long-term effects of this new virus, especially in children, are still poorly understood. Scientific research is currently trying to understand the mechanisms underlying the so called “long COVID syndrome”. Since the beginning of the pandemic, breastmilk has been studied for its antiviral and immunomodulatory properties. Based on these assumptions, we conducted a preliminary study in order to investigate the prevalence of long COVID in a cohort of Italian children with previously detected SARS-CoV-2 infection and evaluate if breastfeeding might play a role in modulating long COVID occurrence.
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