Abstract
A possible etiologic relationship between maternal asymptomatic genital HVH infection and pre-term labor was discussed on the base of the results of the investigation performed in this study. Latent HVH infection was diagnosed by the test of microneutralization. Asymptomatic HVH vaginal and cervical shedding was investigated by indirect immunofluorescence and cytologically. The incidence of latent HVH type 2 infection was higher in women with previous pre-term labor than in the control group. The obtained difference appeared to be statistically significant. The comparison of HVH type 2 asymptomatic cervical infection of the examined and the control group shows that it lies on the boundary of statistical significance. It means that further research of the subject is needed including prospective virologic investigations with the aim of detecting active HVH infections at the time of pre-term labor. Concerning the increasing significance of genital HVH infections in our environment, it seems reasonable to aim diagnostic efforts at the determination of both latent and active HVH infections, in order to reduce the incidence of pre-term labor and the perinatal morbidity and mortality rates by use of the appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures.
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