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Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus infection acquired from the father

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A disseminated herpes virus type 1 infection in a baby was acquired from the father, who had herpes labialis. This was shown by virus strain typing using restriction endo-nuclease DNA analysis. Labial herpes, a common infection in adults, must be recognised as a potential threat to newborn babies.

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Abbreviations

HSV:

herpes simplex virus

CSF:

cerebrospinal fluid

IFA:

immunofluorescent assay

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  1. Neonatal Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    H. van der Wiel & H. M. Berger

  2. Department of Virology, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

    H. T. Weiland

  3. Department of Medical Virology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam

    G. J. J. van Doornum

  4. Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands

    P. J. C. van der Straaten

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van der Wiel, H., Weiland, H.T., van Doornum, G.J.J. et al. Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus infection acquired from the father. Eur J Pediatr 144, 56–57 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00491927

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