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Herpes simplex virus infections in children

B L Connelly1, L R Stanberry

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.

Current Opinion in Pediatrics
|February 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

This research reviews herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection advances, including fetal immune defenses and improved diagnostics like PCR. New strategies are needed due to antiviral resistance.

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Area of Science:

  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections pose significant health challenges.
  • Understanding HSV pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention is crucial.
  • Fetal protection against HSV and neonatal HSV disease require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize recent advances in HSV infection understanding.
  • To explore immune mechanisms in fetal protection against HSV.
  • To highlight new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for HSV.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HSV.
  • Analysis of immune defense mechanisms against fetal HSV infection.
  • Evaluation of diagnostic techniques, including PCR and antibody detection.

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  • Consideration of animal models for neonatal HSV disease.

    • Main Results:

    • Insights into fetal immune defense against HSV have been gained.
    • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HSV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid is a key diagnostic advancement.
    • Prolonged immune activation in the nervous system post-HSV encephalitis is observed.
    • Antiviral drug resistance in HSV is an emerging concern.

    Conclusions:

    • Advances in understanding HSV pathogenesis and diagnosis have been made.
    • New interventional strategies for neonatal HSV disease are being explored.
    • The emergence of antiviral resistance necessitates novel treatment and prevention approaches for HSV infections.