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A Consequence of Infection in the Mother

Albert W. Hudson, MD; Clarence McFarland, MS

JAMA. 1969;208(5):859-861.

Abstract
A subclinical genital infection in the mother was the source of virus in a disseminated, neonatal herpetic infection. Chronic, asymptomatic herpesvirus infection of the female genital tract, as a reservoir of infection, should be diagnosed before the time of delivery in order to prevent exposure of the fetus during passage through the birth canal.

Author Affiliations
From Evanston (Ill) Hospital. Dr. Hudson is now with the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.

Footnotes
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