Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Dispatch
Disseminated Neonatal Herpes Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2
Aleksandra Knezevic*
, Jelena Martic†, Maja Stanojevic*, Sasa Jankovic‡, Jasminka Nedeljkovic‡, Ljubica Nikolic†, Srdjan Pasic†, Borisav Jankovic†, and Tanja Jovanovic*
, Jelena Martic†, Maja Stanojevic*, Sasa Jankovic‡, Jasminka Nedeljkovic‡, Ljubica Nikolic†, Srdjan Pasic†, Borisav Jankovic†, and Tanja Jovanovic*Table
Maternal serologic status for herpes simplex virus (HSV)–1 and HSV-2 at different time points after delivery*
| Time after delivery, mo | HSV-1† | HSV-2† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgM (IU/mL) | IgG (IU/mL) | IgM (IU/mL) | IgG (IU/mL) | |
| 2 | 170 | 836
Avidity 57% | 35 | – |
| 6 | 145 | 1,019 IU/ml
Avidity 90% | 50 | 135
Avidity 50% |
| 9 | 57 | 550 IU/mL | –- | 55 Avidity 77% |
*IgM, immunoglobulin M.
†Reference values: IgM positive >30 IU/mL; IgG positive >30 IU/mL.
