and about one-fifth are positive for HSV-2. These two factors contribute to the risk for sexual transmission and therefore to the risk of late-pregnancy acquisition of HSV. Most neonatal herpes ...

once-weekly for 2 weeks then every 2 weeks † CMV prophylaxis with ganciclovir or valganciclovir is sufficient for the prevention of herpes simplex virus for patients receiving anti-CMV prophylaxis.