Herpes simplex virus infection in pregnancy and in neonate:status of art of epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy and prevention - 7thSpace Interactive

"Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is one of the most common viral sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. The first time infection of the mother may lead to severe illness in pregnancy and may be associated with virus transmission from mother to foetus/newborn.Since the incidence of this sexually transmitted infection continues to rise and because the greatest incidence of herpes simplex virus infections occur in women of reproductive age, the risk of maternal transmission of the virus to the foetus or neonate has become a major health concern.On these purposes, this review shows the recent studies on the knowledge of the status of art of epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of HSV in pregnant women and neonate.The Authors of this review looked for the medical literature and pertinent publications in particular to understand the importance of genital herpes simplex virus infection in pregnancy."