Prevalence of HSV-2 antibodies among STD clinic patients in Tanzania

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-107

  Langeland, N ^a   Haarr, L ^a,c   Mhalu, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

HIV infection; HSV 2 antibodies; STD patients; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIBODIES; BIOLOGY; CLIENTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFECTIONS; MEASUREMENT; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT CLINIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0031881555     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921765     Document Type: Article

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