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No. 208-Guidelines for the Management of Herpes Simplex Virus in Pregnancy.

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OBJECTIVE To provide recommendations for the management of genital herpes infection in women who want to get pregnant or are pregnant and for the management of genital herpes in pregnancy… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVE To provide recommendations for the management of genital herpes infection in women who want to get pregnant or are pregnant and for the management of genital herpes in pregnancy and strategies to prevent transmission to the infant. OUTCOMES More effective management of complications of genital herpes in pregnancy and prevention of transmission of genital herpes from mother to infant. EVIDENCE Medline was searched for articles published in French or English related to genital herpes and pregnancy. Additional articles were identified through the references of these articles. All study types and recommendation reports were reviewed. VALUES Recommendations were made according to the guidelines developed by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. RECOMMENDATIONS VALIDATION: These guidelines have been reviewed and approved by the Infectious Diseases Committee of the SOGC. SPONSOR The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

Keywords: genital herpes; 208 guidelines; management; herpes pregnancy; guidelines management

Journal Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC
Year Published: 2017

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