March 2023. Volume 19. Number 1

Risk score proposal for invasive HSV infection in children under 2 months-old

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cruz AT, Nigrovic LE, Xie J, Mahajan P, Thomson JE, Okada PJ, et al. Predictors of invasive herpes simplex virus infection in young infants. Pediatrics. 2021;148(3):e2021050052.

Reviewers: Lemos Bouzas MX1, Ortega Páez E2.
1Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
2Pediatra. UGC Góngora. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
Correspondence: M.ª Xesús Lemos Bouzas . Email: maria.xesus.lemos.bouzas@sergas.es
Reception date: 23/01/2023
Acceptance date: 07/02/2023
Publication date: 15/02/2023

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: the authors propose a new score (derived from 8 risk factors) that identifies low risk children for invasive herpes simplex virus infection allowing to avoid routine tests or empirical unnecessary treatment in these cases.

Reviewers´ commentary: this study proposes a new score that classifies patients with less than 3 points into a low risk for invasive herpes simplex virus infection group avoiding unnecessary tests and treatments. Although the proposal is interesting, this score should be externally validated, and its specificity should be improved, before it is broadly implemented.

How to cite this article

Lemos Bouzas MX, Ortega Páez E. Propuesta de escala para estratificar el riesgo de presentar enfermedad invasiva por virus herpes simple en menores de 2 meses. Evid Pediatr. 2023;19:6.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Cruz AT, Nigrovic LE, Xie J, Mahajan P, Thomson JE, Okada PJ, et al. Predictors of invasive herpes simplex virus infection in young infants. Pediatrics. 2021;148(3):e2021050052.

Reviewers: Lemos Bouzas MX1, Ortega Páez E2.
1Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro. Vigo. Pontevedra. España.
2Pediatra. UGC Góngora. Distrito Granada-Metropolitano. Granada. España.
Correspondence: M.ª Xesús Lemos Bouzas . Email: maria.xesus.lemos.bouzas@sergas.es
Reception date: 23/01/2023
Acceptance date: 07/02/2023
Publication date: 15/02/2023

How to cite this article

Lemos Bouzas MX, Ortega Páez E. Propuesta de escala para estratificar el riesgo de presentar enfermedad invasiva por virus herpes simple en menores de 2 meses. Evid Pediatr. 2023;19:6.

15/02/2023

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