The mortality of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection.
J Pediatr
; 166(6): 1529-32.e1, 2015 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25868428
ABSTRACT
This retrospective study characterized the clinical course of 13 neonates who died with herpes simplex virus infection from 2001 to 2011, representing a 26% case-fatality rate. Fatal disease developed at ≤ 48 hours of age in one-third of infants, was mostly disseminated disease, and occurred despite early administration of high-dose acyclovir therapy.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Herpes Simples
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article