title: Disseminated neonatal herpes caused by herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2.
abstract: Disseminated neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is characterized by progressive multiple organ failure and high mortality rates. It can result from infection with either HSV-1 or HSV-2. We report a case of disseminated neonatal herpes that was caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia. aknezevic@med.bg.ac.yu
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knezevic
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martic
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanojevic
authors.forename: Sasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jankovic
authors.forename: Jasminka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nedeljkovic
authors.forename: Ljubica
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nikolic
authors.forename: Srdjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasic
authors.forename: Borisav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jankovic
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000821:virology*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn