Herpes simplex type 2 infection in a cohort aged 21 years

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 216-218

  Eberhart Phillips, J ^a   Dickson, N P ^a   Paul, C ^a   Fawcett, J P ^b   Holland, D ^c   Taylor, J ^c   Cunningham, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

HSV 2 genital infections; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031821259     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.74.3.216     Document Type: Article

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