An evidence based approach to testing for antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 430-434

  Copas, Andrew J ^a   Cowan, F M ^a   Cunningham, A L ^b   Mindel, A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD DONOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 0036908696     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.6.430     Document Type: Article

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