[PubMed] [Google Scholar] 5. the United States (Pinninti and Kimberlin, 2013), but recent studies suggest an increasing incidence over the last several years (Mahant et al., 2019). Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 can cause neonatal HSV disease, and to improve overall outcome in babies diagnosed with neonatal HSV disease, early analysis and initiation of treatment is…