Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in selected German populations - Relevance for the incidence of genital herpes

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-207

  Wutzler, Peter ^a   Doerr, Hans W ^b   Färber, Inge ^a   Eichhorn, Ulrich ^a   Helbig, Björn ^a   Sauerbrei, Andreas ^a   Brandstädt, Antje ^a   Rabenau, Holger F ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV; HSV; Sexually transmitted disease; Type specific antibodies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GERMANY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0034017150     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(200006)61:2<201::AID-JMV5>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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