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The Assessment of IgG Avidity in the Evaluation of Perinatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

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Classical serologic assays are not useful for the diagnosis of perinatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during the acute phase of the disease. We report two cases of neonatal HSV infection that highlight the diagnostic value of HSV-specific IgG avidity and its contribution for further characterization of neonatal HSV infection.

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  1. Service de Pédiatrie et Réanimation Néonatales, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Clamart, France

    Marie-Hélène Odièvre MD, Bernard Thébaud MD, PhD, Véronique Zupan MD & Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil MD, PhD

  2. Service de Microbiologie et Immunologie biologique, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Assistance Publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Clamart, France

    Denis Cointe MD, PhD, Didier Ingrand MD & Liliane Grangeot-Keros PhD

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Odièvre, MH., Cointe, D., Thébaud, B. et al. The Assessment of IgG Avidity in the Evaluation of Perinatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection. J Perinatol 22, 669–671 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210781

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