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Neonatal Herpesvirus Sepsis Following Internal Monitoring
Author(s) -
Katz Miriam,
Greco M. Alba,
Antony Liza,
Young Bruce K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00225.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scalp , sepsis , neonatal sepsis , fetus , fetal monitoring , obstetrics , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
The use of internal monitoring, in which an electrode is attached to the fetal scalp, may be associated with serious complications. The authors present a case of fetal neonatal sepsis due to herpesvirus arising at the electrode site.