Effect of Serologic Status and Cesarean Delivery on Transmission Rates of Herpes Simplex Virus From Mother to Infant
Zane A. Brown;Anna Wald;R. Ashley Morrow;Stacy Selke;Judith Zeh;Lawrence Corey;
JAMA2003Vol. 289pp. 203-209
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Abstract
Context Neonatal herpes most commonly results from fetal exposure to infected maternal genital secretions at the time of delivery. The risk of transmission from mother to infant as it relates to maternal herpes simplex virus (HSV) serologic status and exposure to HSV in the maternal genital tract at the time...