I read with interest the excellent description and discussion of a neonate with systemic
herpes simplex infection by Dr. Charles G. Prober and colleagues (Can Med Assoc J 1982; …

The incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infec-tion is about 200-500 per 100
000 live births in the USA'2 but has been estimated at two per 100 000 in the UK. 3 Neonatal …

I read with interest the excellent description and discussion of a neonate with systemic
herpes simplex infection by Dr. Charles G. Prober and colleagues (Can Med Assoc J 1982; …

The major concern is that the newborn infant will demonstrate either acute herpetic infection,
which could prove fatal or debilitating, or a subacute infection, which might lead to chronic …

The authors report a case of generalised herpetic infection in a newborn infant girl. The
source of her infection was found to be her mother, who had genital herpetic infection with a …

In a series of 283 women with cytologically detected genital herpes during pregnancy or at
the first postpartum visit, there was an increased abortion rate in the group of 39 with …

Herpes in the newborn is almost always acquired from the mother's infected birth canal.
either as an ascending infection through ruptured membranes or during passage through …

A case of perinatal Herpes simplex hominis infection with fatal neonatal outcome is reported.
The significance of the paternal role is emphasized. It is important to educate sexual …

NEONATAL herpes-simplex infection, first described in 1935, 1 has been recognized
primarily as a generalized, disseminated disease, occurring from three to seven days after …

The literature relating to the hazards of herpes simplex virus acquired by newborn infants
after birth is reviewed. A total of 24 infants has been reported who have acquired the …