The association of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), Haemophilus ducreyi, and syphilis with HIV infection in young men in northern Thailand

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-300

  Nelson, Kenrad E ^a,b,f   Eiumtrakul, Sakol ^c   Celentano, David ^a   Maclean, Ian ^d   Ronald, Allan ^d   Suprasert, Somboon ^e   Hoover, Donald R ^a   Kuntolbutra, Surinda ^a   Zenilman, Jonathan M ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Royal Thai Army   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemophilus ducreyi; Herpes simplex type 2; HIV; Syphilis; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; THAILAND;

HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030734523     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712010-00011     Document Type: Article

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