Cutaneous neonatal herpes simplex infection associated with ritual circumcision

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 266-268

  Rubin, Lorry G ^a   Lanzkowsky, Philip ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Herpes simplex; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCUMCISION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; JEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SYMBOLISM; VIRUS EXCRETION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACYCLOVIR; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JUDAISM; MALE; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0034108427     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200003000-00025     Document Type: Article

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