Disseminated neonatal herpes caused by herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2

Aleksandra Knezevic; Jelena Martic; Maja Stanojevic; Sasa Jankovic; Jasminka Nedeljkovic; Ljubica Nikolic; Srdjan Pasic; Borisav Jankovic; Tanja Jovanovic

doi:10.3201/eid1302.060907

Disseminated neonatal herpes caused by herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;13(2):302-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1302.060907.

Authors

Aleksandra Knezevic¹, Jelena Martic, Maja Stanojevic, Sasa Jankovic, Jasminka Nedeljkovic, Ljubica Nikolic, Srdjan Pasic, Borisav Jankovic, Tanja Jovanovic

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia. aknezevic@med.bg.ac.yu

Abstract

Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is characterized by progressive multiple organ failure and high mortality rates. It can result from infection with either HSV-1 or HSV-2. We report a case of disseminated neonatal herpes that was caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Fatal Outcome
Female
Herpes Simplex / virology*
Herpesvirus 1, Human / isolation & purification*
Herpesvirus 2, Human / isolation & purification*
Humans
Infant, Newborn