Frequency of acquisition of first-episode genital infection with herpes simplex virus from symptomatic and asymptomatic source contacts

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 33-39

  Mertz, Gregory J ^a,b   Schmidt, Ortwin ^a,b   Jourden, John L ^a,b   Guinan, Mary E ^a,b   Remington, Michael L ^a,b   Holmes, King K ^a,b   Corey, Lawrence ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER; DIAGNOSIS; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; SEXUAL CONTACT;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; MALE; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0021911551     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-198501000-00007     Document Type: Article

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