Endemic spread of herpes simplex virus type 1 among adolescent wrestlers and their coaches

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1108-1109

  Dworkin, Mark S ^a,e   Shoemaker, Phyllis C ^a   Spitters, Christopher ^b   Cent, Anne ^c   Hobson, Ann C ^c   Vieira, Jeff ^c   Corey, Lawrence ^c   Frumkin, Lyn R ^c,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Snohomish Health District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes gladiatorum; Herpes simplex virus; Sports; Wrestling

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TYPING; WRESTLING;

EID: 0032793375     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199912000-00020     Document Type: Article

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