Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection

2000 - 2003 - Concluded

Tom Wong, MD

Co-investigators: Joanne Embree, MD; I.D. Rusen, MD; Marc Steben, MD; Sandra Burton

A follow-up of three successive cohorts of HSV infected infants was done for a period of three years each, October 2001 to September 2006, through Health Canada.

Study results can be found in

CPSP 2003 Results

CPSP Highlights

Published papers

  • Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection in Canada: Results of a three-year national prospective study

    Kropp RY, Wong T, Cormier L, Ringrose A, Burton S, Embree JE, Steben M. Pediatrics 2006;117:1955-62

  • Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Canada

    Kropp RY, Wong T, Burton S, Embree J, Steben M. Int J STD AIDS: Clin Pract Sex Health 2004;15(S1):2

Resource articles

Presentations

  • Public health impact of necrotizing fasciitis and neonatal herpes simplex virus infection

    Grenier D, Medaglia A. Canadian Immunization Conference, Montreal, in December 2004

  • Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Canada

    Wong T, Burton S, Cormier L, Embree J, Steben M, Rusen ID. International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research Conference, Ottawa, in July 2003

  • Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in Canada

    Kropp RY, Wong T, Burton S, Embree J, Steben M. BASHH/ASTDA Spring Meeting, Bath, UK, in May 2004

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