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2 Cases of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in the neonates.
Kyung Hyo Kim, Jeong Wan Seo, Kyung Hee Kim, Keun Lee, Ki Sook Hong, Mi Ae Lee, Woon Sup Han, Ok Kyung Kim, Yung Oh Shin, Sung Bok Paik
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(1):101-107.   Published online January 31, 1986
Herpes simplex virus infection in the newborn is generally thought to be associated with a grave prognosis in terms of mortality and severe neurologic sequelae among survivors. Most neonatal herpes infection are due to type 2 herpes virus hominis, acquired either by ascending infection from the mother’s genital area to the intrauterine infant after premature rupture of membrame, or by...