Subclinical shedding of HSV: Its potential for reduction by antiviral therapy

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 394, Issue , 1996, Pages 11-16

  Corey, Lawrence ^b   Wald, Anna ^b   Davis, L Gray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

EID: 0029995051     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9209-6_2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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