title: Febrile illness in pregnancy: disseminated herpes simplex virus.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Burlington, North Carolina; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Durham, North Carolina; and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors: Olivia R
authors: OR
authors: Linthavong
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Franasiak
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Ivester
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014766:Viremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir
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