Asymptomatic maternal shedding of herpes simplex virus at the onset of labor: relationship to preterm labor
ZA Brown, J Benedetti, S Selke, R Ashley… - Obstetrics & …, 1996 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine if fetal growth restriction and prematurity are observed with
subclinical shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) at the onset of labor. METHODS: Within
48 hours of delivery, cultures were taken from the cervix and external genitalia of 15,923
asymptomatic pregnant women without symptoms or signs of genital HSV infection; results
were positive for HSV in 57. Each of these 57 women were compared with a control group
composed of the three culture-negative women delivering immediately before and the three …
subclinical shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) at the onset of labor. METHODS: Within
48 hours of delivery, cultures were taken from the cervix and external genitalia of 15,923
asymptomatic pregnant women without symptoms or signs of genital HSV infection; results
were positive for HSV in 57. Each of these 57 women were compared with a control group
composed of the three culture-negative women delivering immediately before and the three …