Table 1. The Inclusion Criteria.

1	Vesicular Lesions of Skin and Mucus Membranes Without any Explanations
2	Repeated seizures (more than one time) without any explanations
3	If the clinical picture did not improve after 48 hours of antibiotic therapy
4	Sepsis with elevated level of liver enzymes
5	All ill and toxic neonates and infants are with shock, DICa, decreased level of consciousness, apnea, metabolic acidosis and hypotonia
6	Mononuclear pleocytosis of CSFa fluid
7	Positive mother history of genital herpes
8	Pneumonia with unknown cause
9	All neonates and infants who died during hospitalization
10	All neonates and infants with suspected TORCHa infections

^a Abbreviations: CSF: cereberospinal fluid; DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation; TORCH: indicates congenital infections including toxoplasma, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, etc.