Prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 antibodies and a clinical history of herpes in three different populations in Campinas City, Brazil

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 94-98

  Carvalho, Mariana ^a   De Carvalho, Silva ^a   Pannuti, Cláudio Sérgio ^a   Sumita, Laura Masami ^a   De Souza, Vanda Akico Ueda Fick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus 2; Seroepidemiology; Western blot

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0032407905     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(99)90016-4     Document Type: Article

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