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- Title
Effect of serologic status and cesarean delivery on transmission rates of herpes simplex virus from mother to infant.
- Authors
Brown, Zane A; Wald, Anna; Morrow, R Ashley; Selke, Stacy; Zeh, Judith; Corey, Lawrence
- Abstract
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 of labor has not been quantified. Furthermore, no data exist on whether cesarean delivery, the standard of care for women with genital herpes lesions at the time of delivery, reduces HSV transmission.
- Publication
JAMA, 2003, Vol 289, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.289.2.203