Characteristics of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Germany: Results of a 2-year prospective nationwide surveillance study

Abstract

This two-year prospective nationwide surveillance study of neonatal HSV infections finds few cases in Germany. Most children had few symptoms and good outcomes, but five infants had significant sequelae. Orofacial HSV infection was present in one or more family members for 20/23 babies where data was available, but it is not clear if this was the mode of transmission.