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Congenital disseminated herpes simplex virus type II infection in a premature infant

R Beck1, T Park, P Farrington

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

A rare case of congenital herpes simplex virus type II infection is reported in a 25-week premature infant. Transmission of infection was thought to be transplacental, and the infection was rapidly fatal ex utero due to extensive antenatal disseminated disease.

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