Cesarean delivery in women with genital herpes in Washington state, 1989-1991

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-35

  Marrazzo, Jeanne M ^a,b   John, Grace G ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Corey, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Mailstop 359928   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth certificates; Cesarcan delivery; Herpes simplex virus; Neonatal herpes; Washington state

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030716166     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1997)5:1<29::AID-IDOG8>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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