BACKGROUND Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is one of the most common viral sexually transmitted infections. The majority of women with genital herpes will have a recurrence during pregnancy. Transmission of the virus from mother to fetus typically occurs by direct contact with virus in the genital tract during birth. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of antenatal antiviral p...

In the United Kingdom no national management policies exist for women with genital herpes during pregnancy. Some women are subjected to frequent genital examinations and multiple viral cultures, some have unnecessary caesarean sections, and others receive no additional monitoring. The number of cases of herpes simplex infection seen in genitourinary clinics in England and Wales more than double...

The study examines production of proinflammatory IL-1b, IL-8, γ -IFN and anti-inflammatory (IL-4) cytokines in newborns from mothers with healthy pregnancy and with the intrauterine infections. Under supervision there were 55 children, newborn from the mothers with herpes virus infections: from them 21 in the early neonatal period, 19 in the late neonatal period. The control group included 15 h...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES A large proportion of individuals with serologic evidence of infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) are asymptomatic. HSV-2 is the main cause of genital herpes infections. The acquisition of genital herpes during pregnancy has been associated with spontaneous abortion, premature labour and congenital and neonatal herpes. The present study was undertaken to de...

objectives:prenatal infections are one of the fundamental causes of early puerperal complications in mothers and neonates. these infections are mostly due to colonized organisms in pregnant woman's genitor-urinary system. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of streptococcus group b (gbs) colonization in parturient women and the rate of pathogen transmission to the newborn....

PURPOSE This study determined the seroprevalence of herpes virus 2 in gravidas and the differences between herpes virus 2-infected and healthy gravidas. The need to screen gravidas for herpes virus 2 was also evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis involving 500 gravidas who underwent herpes virus 2 serologic testing and delivery in our hospital between January 2009 and Augu...