Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory aids for the diagnosis of neonatal herpes - An Australian perspective

Herpes

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 38-40

  Freedman, Ellie ^a   Mindel, Adrian ^a   Jones, Cheryl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Herpes simplex virus; Neonatal herpes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS DNA;

AUSTRALIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 4344632795     PISSN: 09697667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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