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A Primary Neuron Culture System for the Study of Herpes Simplex Virus Latency and Reactivation
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Real-World Data on Cutaneous Recurrences Following Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Disease
1Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
|October 20, 2022
Abstract:
Though primarily used to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes, suppressive oral acyclovir therapy following neonatal herpes simplex virus disease also decreases cutaneous recurrences. Skin recurrences can still occur, however, and understanding their frequency is helpful in managing patients with this rare disease.

