Case number | Onset of symptoms (DOL) | Hospitalisation since birth | Localisation of HSV detection* | HSV subtype | HSV copies/mL | Active maternal or household HSV infection |
1 | 6 | No | CSF | 2 | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
2 | 5 | No | CSF | 1 | N/A | None reported |
3 | 30 | No | CSF | 1 | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
4 | N/A | Yes | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
5 | 5 | No | CSF | 2 | N/A | None reported |
6 | 1 | Yes | Blood | 1 | 5.8×102 | Mother, labial herpes |
7 | 18 | No | Blood | N/A | N/A | None reported |
8† | N/A | Yes | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
9† | N/A | Yes | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
10 | N/A | Yes | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, various mucocutaneous lesions |
11 | 6 | No | Blood | N/A | N/A | None reported |
12 | N/A | Yes | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
13 | 19 | No | Blood | N/A | N/A | Father, labial herpes |
14 | 3 | Yes | Blood | 1 | 5×106 | None reported |
15 | 2 | Yes | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | Father, labial herpes |
16 | 34 | No | Blood | 1 | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
17 | 7 | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
18 | 21 | No | CSF | 1 | 4.3×102 | None reported |
19 | 13 | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | Father, labial herpes |
20 | 9 | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
21 | 52 | No | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Sibling, labial herpes |
22 | 3 | No | CSF | 2 | N/A | None reported |
23 | 2 | Yes | Blood | 1 | 4.5×106 | None reported |
24 | 6 | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | None reported |
25 | 9 | No | CSF | 2 | 5.7×103 | None reported |
26 | 21 | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | None reported |
27 | 0 | Yes | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | None reported |
28 | 8 | Yes | Blood | 1 | N/A | None reported |
29 | N/A | Yes | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | Mother, genital herpes |
30 | N/A | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
31 | 14 | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 | 6.7×103 | Mother, labial herpes |
32 | N/A | No | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, various mucocutaneous lesions |
33 | N/A | No | Mucocutaneous | 1 and 2 | N/A | Mother, genital herpes |
34 | N/A | No | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
35 | 12 | No | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | None reported |
36 | 35 | No | Mucocutaneous | N/A | N/A | Mother, labial herpes |
37 | 25 | No | Blood | 1 and 2 | N/A | Mother, genital herpes |
*All tests performed via PCR.
†Twins.
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; DOL, day of life; HSV, herpes simplex virus; N/A, not available.