Klinische Pädiatrie
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Early fetal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is rarely documented. Only the minority of affected fetuses survive this condition. ⋯ Especially, if a primary genital HSV-2-infection of a pregnant woman is suspected, which can be proven by serological means only several weeks after infection, systemic therapy of the mother with aciclovir should be considered since materno-fetal transmission may occur due to the risk of maternal viraemia.