Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2007)

Disseminated Neonatal Herpes Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2

  • Aleksandra Knezevic,
  • Jelena Martic,
  • Maja Stanojevic,
  • Sasa Jankovic,
  • Jasminka Nedeljkovic,
  • Ljubica Nikolic,
  • Srdjan Pasic,
  • Borisav Jankovic,
  • Tanja Jovanovic

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060907
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 302 – 302

Abstract

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Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is characterized by progressive multiple organ failure and high mortality rates. It can result from infection with either HSV-1 or HSV-2. We report a case of disseminated neonatal herpes that was caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2.

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