Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Prevention of Neonatal Herpes Simplex

Prepared by Elaine E.L. Wang, MD, CM, FRCPC, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto

These recommendations were finalized by the Task Force in February 1989

1. Arvin AM, Hensleigh PA, Prober CG et al: Failure of antepartum maternal cultures to predict the infant's risk of exposure to herpes simplex virus at delivery. N Engl J Med 1986; 315: 796-800

2. Corey L, Spear PG: Infections with herpes simplex virus (1). N Engl J Med 1986; 314: 686-691

3. Idem: Infections with herpes simplex virus (2). Ibid: 749-757

4. Prober CG, Hensleigh PA, Boucher FD, et al: Use of routine viral cultures at delivery to identify neonates exposed to herpes simplex virus. N Engl J Med 1988; 318: 887-891

5. Committee on Infectious Diseases: 1988 Red Book, 21st ed, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill, 1988: 230-239

6. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: an Assessment of the Effectiveness of 169 Interventions, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md, 1989: 151-154

7. Prober CG, Corey L, Brown ZA, et al: The management of pregnancies complicated by genital infections with herpes simplex virus. Clin Infect Dis 1992; 15: 1031-1038

8. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination: The periodic health examination, 1989 update part 4, Intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring and prevention of neonatal herpes simplex. Can Med Assoc J 1989; 141: 1233-1240

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