Elise Bouthry, Vincent Portet-Sulla, Melek Manai Bouokazi, Claire Périllaud-Dubois, François-Charles Javaugue, Laure Jule, Claire Boithias, Nolwenn Le Saché, Mostafa Mokhtari, Diane Carrière, Louise Sonnier, Rafik Benammar, Alexandra Letourneau, Alexandre J Vivanti, Anne-Gaël Cordier, Emmanuelle Letamendia-Richard, Christelle Vauloup-Fellous
Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection (HSV infection in infants less than 6 weeks of age) is rare but mortality and morbidity rates are high after disseminated disease and encephalitis. In France, the epidemiology is poorly described, and two decades ago, incidence was estimated to be 3 per 100,000 live births a year. We describe determinants, epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of neonatal HSV infection in a managed-care population attending in two major obstetric and paediatric centres, Paris, France, over a 10-year period...
April 27, 2024: European Journal of Pediatrics