Frequency of herpes simplex virus in Syria based on type-specific serological assay

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-360

  Ibrahim, Ali I ^a,b   Kouwatli, Khalil M ^a   Obeid, Michel T ^a  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b NONE   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Herpes simplex virus; Infection; Population; Prevalence; Seroepidemiological study

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYRIA;

EID: 0034173502     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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