Appendix 1. Search Strategies

Database: MEDLINE®

Dates: 1996 to March 2004

Asymptomatic adolescents and adults

1 exp Herpes Genitalis/ or genital herpes simplex.mp.
2 exp herpesvirus 1, human/ or exp herpesvirus 2, human/
3 limit 2 to all infant <birth to 23 months>
4 1 or 3
5 limit 4 to (human and English language and all infant <birth to 23 months> and [clinical trial or guideline or meta analysis or multicenter study or practice guideline or review])
6 limit 5 to yr=1996-2002

Pregnant women

1 exp Herpes Genitalis/ or genital herpes simplex.mp.
2 exp herpesvirus 1, human/ or exp herpesvirus 2, human/
3 screen$.mp. or exp mass screening/
4 (1 or 2) and 3
5 exp pregnancy/ or exp pregnancy complications/ or exp infant/ or fetus.mp. or fetal.mp. or disease transmission, vertical/
6 4 and 5
7 limit 6 to (human and English language and yr=1996-2002)

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