Effect of serologic status and cesarean delivery on transmission rates of herpes simplex virus from mother to infant
Brown ZA;Wald A;Morrow RA;Selke S;Zeh J;Corey L;;
JAMA2003Vol. 289pp. -
462
za2003jamaeffect
Abstract
Neonatal HSV infection rates can be reduced by preventing maternal acquisition of genital HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection near term. It can also be reduced by cesarean delivery and limiting the use of invasive monitors among women shedding HSV at the time of labor.