Changes in prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 antibodies from 1973 to 1993 in the rural districts of Japan

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-180

  Hashido, Madoka ^a   Kawana, Takashi ^b   Matsunaga, Yasuko ^a   Inouye, Sakae ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA; Glycoprotein G; HSV; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

THROMBOSPONDIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

EID: 0033040934     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02390.x     Document Type: Article

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