To make these tools more accessible and userfriendly at the point of care, the american academy of pediatrics is pleased to introduce the new red book pediatric infectious diseases clinical decision support chart. Herpes simplex, varicellazoster infections, human immunodeficiency virus, and parvovirus. Evaluation of suspected neonatal herpes simplex virus. Review article exploring the current practices in the prevention and. Jul 01, 20 diagnosis and management of neonatal hsv infections can be quite confusing not as much as syphilis, but confusing nonetheless, said david w. This handy resource collects many of the most clinically useful tables. Red book report of the committee on infectious diseases. What is the role of herpes simplex virus hsv in neonatal. Neonatal infection with herpes simplex virus hsv occurs in 1 out of every 3200 to 10,000 live births, causes serious morbidity and mortality, and leaves many it seems to us that you have your javascript disabled on your browser. These blisters break, crust over, and finally heal. Neonatal infection with herpes simplex virus hsv occurs in 1 out of every 3200 to 10,000 live births, causes serious morbidity and mortality, and leaves many survivors with permanent sequelae.
Despite advances in infant intensive care, neonatal meningitis remains a devastating disease. In newborn infants, herpes simplex virus hsv infection can manifest as. Asymptomatic viral shedding occurs on 1020% of all days regardless of outbreak most common in the first year of infection, but frequent shedding may persist for years. Application of pcr testing to blood specimens from infants with suspected hsv disease appears promising, 37 42 and, in the 2012 red book, 6 pcr assay of blood has been added to the laboratory evaluation for neonatal hsv disease. The timely diagnosis of infants with neonatal hsv is a challenge for the individual clinician and the health care system. Approximately 25% of cases of neonatal hsv manifest as disseminated disease, 30% of cases manifest. Herpes, neonatal nord national organization for rare. Of the 2 infections, neonatal hsv infection should be more amenable to treatment because it is usually acquired by intrapartum contact with infected maternal secretions. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections can result in serious morbidity and. Treatment is with highdose parenteral acyclovir and supportive care. Aap clarifies approach to babies born to women with.
To make these tools more accessible and userfriendly at the point of care, the american academy of pediatrics is pleased to introduce the new red book pediatric infectious diseases clinical decision support chart this handy resource collects many of the most clinically useful tables. Herpes simplex red book 2018 red book online aap pointof. Untreated neonatal hsv has only a 40 percent survival rate and even the. Report of the committee on infectious diseases kimberlin md. Herpes simplex virus hsv infection of the neonate is uncommon, but genital herpes infections in adults are very common. New guidelines for neonates exposed to hsv during delivery. In 80% to 90% of cases, the disease is acquired during the period beginning with the fifth month of pregnancy and extending to the twentyfifth day after birth the perinatal period via an infected maternal delivery tract or, if the fetus is in the uterus, by an ascending infection. Pickering lk, baker cj, kimberlin dw, long ss, editors. All infants are potentially at risk for neonatal hsv infection. An estimated 30 to 65 percent of pregnant women in the u. Primary infection primary genital herpes may be associated with fever, malaise and adenopathy. Analyze maternal and neonatal factors to implement an appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimen for the neonate exposed. Aap clarifies approach to babies born to women with genital. Neonatal herpes simplex infections cancer therapy advisor.
You have been consulted to recommend antiviral therapy for a 3weekold infant who presented with herpetic vesicles at 7 days of age. Neonatal hsv infection carries a high mortality and morbidity rate, and early antiviral treatment is associated with better outcomes. There are no data to suggest it reduces the risk of neonatal herpes. Laboratory diagnosis of neonatal herpes simplex virus.
Guidance on management of asymptomatic neonates born to. Thus, although treating an infant with neonatal herpes is a relatively rare. There has been no evidence of dissemination infection or encephalitis, and the working diagnosis is the skineyemucous membrane. Most 85% neonatal hsv infections are acquired during delivery, although in utero 5% and postnatal 10% infections do occur. Public health and school health professionals, medical residents, and students also will find it a highyield source of pediatric infectious disease and vaccine. Natural history of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections in the acyclovir. Neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv infection pediatrics. Neonatal hsv infection often presents with a sepsislike syndrome or with new onset of seizures. It should be on the desks of everyone who cares for children, from nurses and midlevel providers to physicians and trainees. Neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv infection is among the most severe perinatal infections. American academy of pediatrics herpes simplex virus. Although uncommon, neonatal hsv can lead to significant mortality and long term morbidity, unless recognized and appropriately treated with acyclovir. Antiviral agents for treatment of herpes simplex virus infection in neonates.
Transmission to newborns can occur with either genital herpes simplex virus hsv type 1 hsv1 or hsv type 2 hsv2. Perinatal varicella american academy of pediatrics. Red book pointofcare clinical decision support tool aap. To make these tools more accessible and userfriendly at the pointofcare, the aap is pleased to introduce the new red book pediatric infectious diseases clinical decision support chart. Bacterial meningitis is more common in the first month than at any other time of life 1. Pediatric herpes simplex virus infection differential diagnoses. Herpes type 2 genital herpes is the most common cause of herpes infection in newborn babies.
Pediatric herpes simplex virus infection differential. Varicellazoster virus infections red book 2015 red. Red book is an indispensable reference for pediatricians and pediatric infectious disease specialists and is useful for family medicine and emergency medicine physicians as well. A wide variety of tests are available for detecting herpes simplex virus infection, but only a subset are. The virus is inactive at times, but it is incurable and is a lifetime infection. Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 american academy of pediatrics. Herpes simplex red book 2015 red book online aap point. The incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv varies between 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 20,000 live births, with an estimated 1500 cases occurring annually in the united states. Prevention and management of neonatal herpes simplex virus. Neonatal herpes is a herpes infection in a young baby. The mortality rate has declined from almost 50 percent in the 1970s to contemporary rates of 7 to 18 percent 25. Mar 15, 2002 a neonatal hsv infection can be devastating to an infant. Neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv disease is a serious, lifethreatening condition that should be considered in neonates with fever, vesicular rash, culture negative sepsis, andor seizure activity. To make these tools more accessible and userfriendly at the pointofcare, the aap is pleased to introduce the new red book pediatric infectious diseases clinical decision support chart this allnew resource collects many of the most clinically useful tables, algorithms, and other.
Pedsap 201 book neonatal an eiatric epsis 7 congenital infections 1. Most infants with neonatal herpes present with vesicular lesions. Data are insufficient at the current time to allow the use of serial pcr assays of blood to establish response to antiviral therapy or to guide decisions about the duration of therapy. Diagnosis is by viral culture, pcr, immunofluorescence, or electron microscopy. Its caused by the herpes simplex virus, a highly contagious virus that can cause cold sores and genital ulcers in adults. Meningoencephalitis in american academy of pediatrics textbook of pediatric care, 2nd edition. Estimated rates of neonatal human herpes simplex virus nhsv infection vary across different regions of the world. Neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv infections are rare, with an incidence of 9. Kimberlin is editor of the 2018 aap report of the committee on infectious diseases red book.
In a recent large study of almost 60,000 women in labor, 57% of infants delivered to women with a firsttime hsv infection developed neonatal hsv disease compared with 2% of infants delivered to. Herpes simplex virus hsv is a common and often benign infection in humans. Kimberlin, md, faap is the principal investigator for the collaborative antiviral study group casg, an international network of pediatric academic medical centers that evaluates antiviral therapeutics in rare diseases with a large unmet medical need, including neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv infections, congenital cytomegalovirus cmv disease, congenital zika infection. Guidance on management of asymptomatic neonates born to women. Suppressive acyclovir reduces the frequency of genital lesions nearterm and the frequency of cesarean delivery. Brady md, faap is professor of pediatrics at the ohio state university and associate medical director at nationwide childrens hospital. Fortunately, it occurs rarely, with approximately 1,500 babies contracting the infection each year in the united states. Disseminated neonatal herpes caused by herpes simplex. Pickering lk, baker cj, kimberlin dw, long ss, eds. He also was editor of the 2015 edition, and was an associate editor of the 2012 and 2009 editions.
A typical sign is vesicular eruption, which may be accompanied by or progress to disseminated disease. In newborn infants, herpes simplex virus hsv infection can manifest as the following. Congenital cytomegalovirus and neonatal herpes simplex. Eikenella corrodens as a causative agent for neonatal conjunctivitis. The risk for transmission to the newborn is much higher in women with primary hsv infections. Varicellazoster virus vzv is the human herpesvirus that causes. Neonatal herpes can be localized to skin, eyes, and mouth. Kimberlin, md, faap is the principal investigator for the collaborative antiviral study group casg, an nihfunded network of pediatric academic medical centers that evaluates antiviral therapeutics in rare diseases with a large unmet medical need, including neonatal herpes simplex virus hsv infections, congenital cytomegalovirus cmv disease, neonatal and infantile influenza infection, neonatal. Genital herpes is asymptomatic in 6590% of patients. This can be used to argue strongly in favor of having a low threshold to assess for it. Description the red book, updated every three years by the committee on infectious diseases coid of the american academy of pediatrics aap, is a concise summary of over 200 pediatric infectious diseases and current aap recommendations regarding prevention, diagnosis, and management. Herpes simplex virus hsv is a lifelong virus that is categorized into two distinct herpesvirus species, herpes simplex virus 1 hsv1 and herpes simplex virus 2 hsv2.
Red book informe 2015 del comite sobre enfermedades infecciosas, 30. Hsv1 is typically transmitted by oraloral contact to cause oral herpes but can also cause genital herpes through oralgenital contact. Neonatal conjunctivitis ophthalmia neonatorum differential. Studies conducted by the casg have led to new drug indications and label changes for.
Maternal and neonatal herpes simplex virus infections. Neonatal herpes simplex is a rare but serious condition, usually caused by vertical transmission of herpes simplex virus from mother to newborn. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections can result in serious morbidity and mortality. Despite this seemingly low prevalence, neonatal hsv accounts for 0. Red book 2009 report of the committee on infectious diseases. The incubation period for neonatal herpes infection is 4 to 21 days after delivery. Human herpes simplex virus hsv infection in neonates can result in devastating outcomes, including mortality and significant morbidity. This article contains red book 2018 pdf for free download. Many of the infections result from asymptomatic cervical shedding of virus after a primary episode of.
Red book pediatric infectious diseases clinical decision. Pdf natural history of neonatal herpes simplex virus. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection is usually transmitted during delivery. Herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 american academy of. Thus, although treating an infant with neonatal herpes is a relatively rare occurrence, managing infants potentially exposed to hsv at the time of delivery occurs more frequently. Rapid host immune response and viral dynamics in herpes simplex virus2 infection. Brady was an associate editor of the 2015 red book.
Infants typically begin to exhibit signs sometime between 6 and 21 days, with 30 to 40% of infants becoming symptomatic within the first week of life. Oct 01, 2009 an estimated 30 to 65 percent of pregnant women in the u. Testing and empiric treatment for neonatal herpes simplex. This book is a must for anyone seeing pediatric patients in a clinical setting. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections american family. Herpes simplex red book 2015 red book online aap pointof. In nearly 90% of the cases of neonatal herpes simplex, the baby contracts the virus in the birth canal, but it is also possible to become infected in utero or just after birth. Red book pointofcare clinical decision support tool. Here at childrens, physicians in our fetalneonatal neurology program treat neonatal herpes simplex in infants.
Around 1 in every 3,500 babies in the united states contract the infection. It provides evidencebased guidance to practicing clinicians. Still, the infant has only a 2% chance of developing neonatal hsv disease. Neonatal herpes simplex virus infections american family physician. Untreated neonatal hsv has only a 40 percent survival rate and even the early initiation of highdose. We treat babies with neonatal herpes simplex with a course of intravenous antiviral medication over a period of several weeks. About 1 out of every 3,500 babies born in the united states contracts neonatal herpes. Although uncommon, neonatal hsv can lead to significant mortality and long term morbidity, unless recognized and appropriately treated with acyclovir 37.
Brady was on the aap committee on infectious diseases from 2005 until 2014 chair from 2010 to 2014. Acyclovir dosing in the neonatal period and beyond. Natural history of neonatal herpes simplex virus infections. Among the most helpful and popular features of the red book are its tables, algorithms, charts, and graphs. The risk of transmitting hsv to an infant during delivery is determined in part by the mother. Varicellazoster virus infections red book 2015 red book. Given maternal and neonatal factors, design a pharmacologic regimen for the newborn with congenital syphilis or at risk of hepatitis b virus infection. Neonatal herpes is caused by an infection of the newborn by the herpes simplex virus hsv.