Monday, July 28, 2014

Researchers Find Link Between Ritual Circumcision Procedure and Herpes Infection in Infants

A rare procedure performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between 1988 and 2012. This was found in a literature review conducted by Penn Medicine researchers and published online in the iJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society/i. The reviewers, from Penn's Center for Evidence-based Practice, identified 30 reported cases in ...

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