An epidemiologic study of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 infection in Japan based on type-specific serological assays

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-186

  Hashido, M ^a   Lee, F K ^b   Nahmias, A J ^b   Tsugami, H ^c   Isomura, S ^d   Nagata, Y ^e   Sonoda, S ^f   Kawana, T ^g  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Osaka Pref Bandai Clinic for STD   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0031895160     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026889700856X     Document Type: Article

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