Seroepidemiologic study of herpes simplex virus type 2 and cytomegalovirus among young adults in Northern Jordan

New Microbiologica

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-239

  Abuharfeil, N ^a   Meqdam, M M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Epidemiology; Herpes simplex; Jordan

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JORDAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; RUBELLA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPERINFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RUBELLA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0034220581     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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