Disseminated genital herpes and mode of delivery

Abstract: Genital herpes in pregnancy is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Maternal primary infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) prior to labor usually does not affect the fetus (1/200,000 deliveries) The greatest risk associated with intrapartum HSV exposure is neonatal herpes infection. Neonatal risk occurs in the case of a primary or reccurent HSV infection. The risk of neonatal HSV infection in case of non-genital herpes is low. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends elective cesarean delivery for women with demonstrable genital herpes or prodromal symptoms in labor.

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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Disseminated genital herpes and mode of delivery ; volume:6 ; number:2 ; year:2017 ; extent:4
Case reports in perinatal medicine ; 6, Heft 2 (2017) (gesamt 4)

Creator
Odak, Zdravko
Roje, Damir
Vulić, Marko

DOI
10.1515/crpm-2016-0071
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411121524448.597079270400
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Roje, Damir
  • Vulić, Marko

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