The incidence of neonatal herpes infection

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Mahnert, Nichole ^a   Roberts, Scott W ^a   Laibl, Vanessa R ^a   Sheffield, Jeanne S ^a   Wendel Jr , George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

incidence neonatal herpes infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; FEMALE; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247279755     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.911     Document Type: Article

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