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First estimates of the global and regional incidence of neonatal herpes infection

BACKGROUND: Neonatal herpes is a rare but potentially devastating condition (60% fatality without treatment). Transmission usually occurs during delivery from mothers with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV-2 genital infection. The global burden has never been quantified. We developed a nove...

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Autores principales: Looker, K. J., Magaret, A. S., May, M. T., Turner, K. M. E., Vickerman, P., Newman, L. M., Gottlieb, S. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5837040/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28153513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30362-X