A neonate with herpes simplex pneumonia is described. Herpes simplex infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia in newborn infants, even in the absence of clinically apparent herpes in the mother.

Infection with herpes simplex is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. Because the infection is common in women of reproductive age it can be contracted and transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy and the newborn. Herpes simplex virus is an important cause of neonatal infection, which can lead to death or long-term disabilities. Rarely in the uterus, it occurs frequently dur...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and sera from 129 patients of a study population of 139 were tested for antibody to herpes simplex, measles,and mumps viruses. Herpes simplex virus antibody was found in three of five patients with laboratory-confirmed herpes simplex infection and in eight patients without serological or virological evidence of current infection with this or other common neurotropic vi...

The indirect immunoperoxidase method was applied to the rapid diagnosis of mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus infection. Specimens were obtained directly from lesions at various stages in their evolution. The immunoperoxidase method identified herpes simplex virus-infected cells in 91% of vesicular lesions which were positive by standard virological culture. At later stages, the number of cases...

Both human herpes viruses and Chlamydia are highly prevalent in the human population and are detected together in different human disorders. Here, we demonstrate that co-infection with human herpes virus 6 (HHV6) interferes with the developmental cycle of C. trachomatis and induces persistence. Induction of chlamydial persistence by HHV6 is independent of productive virus infection, but require...

Herpes simplex virus infection of the central nervous system is still a significant cause of morbidity and often mortality. Changes of central nervous system are results of primary infection or activation of latent HSV-1, HSV-2. Neurological deficits often follow encephalitis herpetica. The application of PCR is prompt and specific diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections of the brain. Adva...

conclusions: prevalence of hsv1/2 in mucocutaneous biopsies from pemphigus patients is 2.5% and possibly hsv1/2 has no role in the pathogenesis of pemphigus lesions. but resistant cases to treatment might be suspected to hsv. results: ten patients (25%) had a history of orolabial herpes infection. the results of all samples were negative for hsv1 except one sample which showed the positive resu...

The histopathologic findings from a pustule specimen from the right arm showed a dense dermal neutrophilic infiltrate consistent with an abscess (Figure 2). Grocott methenamine silver (GMS) staining was performed and showed a few small budding yeast fragments (Figure 3). There was no overt evidence of herpes virus infection. Tissue culture yielded Scedosporium species. The histopathologic featu...

This report provides an update on the surveillance conducted by the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) during the period 1 January to 31 December 2012. The APSU, now in its 20th year of operation, continues to facilitate national active surveillance of uncommon communicable diseases of childhood. In 2012, the APSU conducted national surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), co...