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Asymptomatic Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Iranian Mothers and Their Newborns

Ahmad TavakoliDepartment of Medical Virology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Seyed Hamidreza MonavariDepartment of Medical Virology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Farah Bokharaei-SalimDepartment of Medical Virology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hamidreza MollaeiDepartment of Medical Virology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bahman Abedi-KiasariHuman Viral Vaccine Department, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
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Fatemeh Hoda FallahDepartment of Pediatrics Disease, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Helya Sadat MortazaviDepartment of Medical Virology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pages 27-32 | Received 16 May 2016, Accepted 11 Aug 2016, Published online: 20 Oct 2016

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