FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DECISION TO TEST YOUNG INFANTS FOR HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION

In a nested case-control study of 478 infants ≤90 days of age, one-third of infants undergoing cerebrospinal fluid herpes simplex virus (HSV) testing by polymerase chain reaction were >28 days of age. Recognized factors, such as mode of delivery, were not associated with HSV testing. The factors...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2007-12, Vol.26 (12), p.1156-1158
Hauptverfasser:	Cohen, Daniela M, Lorch, Scott A, King, Rebecca L, Hodinka, Richard L, Cohn, Keri A, Shah, Samir S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Cerebrospinal Fluid - virology Female Fever Herpes Simplex - diagnosis Herpes Simplex - virology Human viral diseases Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Meningitis, Viral - diagnosis Meningitis, Viral - virology Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Risk Factors Seizures Simplexvirus - genetics Simplexvirus - isolation & purification Sleep Wake Disorders Spinal Puncture Viral diseases Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
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Zusammenfassung:	In a nested case-control study of 478 infants ≤90 days of age, one-third of infants undergoing cerebrospinal fluid herpes simplex virus (HSV) testing by polymerase chain reaction were >28 days of age. Recognized factors, such as mode of delivery, were not associated with HSV testing. The factors currently used by physicians in the decision to order this test do not best reflect the likelihood of HSV infection.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0b013e3181461b4d