Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Switzerland: Results of a 6-year national prospective surveillance study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1907-1910

  Pascual, A ^a   Moessinger, A ^a   Gerber, S ^b   Meylan, P ^c  

^a Department of Paediatrics ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Service of Gynaecology   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus; Incidence; Neonatal herpes; Surveillance study; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INFECTION; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

HERPES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 81255161679     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03641.x     Document Type: Article

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