Neonatal herpes in herpes simplex virus type 2 and HIV-seropositive pregnant patients; the role of preventive measures in the absence of clinical disease of herpes

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 863-866

  Nasoodi, A ^a   Quah, S ^a   Dinsmore, W W ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herpes; HIV; HSV; Neonatal

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENITAL HERPES; HEPATITIS C; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 39549117854     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207782716965     Document Type: Article

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