HSV-1 is contagious and can be passed orally and genitally, either from mouth to mouth, genitals to genitals, mouth to ...

The woman who already has antibodies to both HSV-1 and HSV-2 at the onset of pregnancy has the least risk of perinatal transmission. HSV is common in the adult population; therefore, many women ...

Viral culture typing is conducted using fluorescently labeled anti-HSV-1/2 and VZV monoclonal antibodies. Cell culture has greater sensitivity for the diagnosis of HSV infections than for VZV ...