Seroprevalence of sexually transmitted viruses in Korean populations including HIV-seropositive individuals

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-49

  Kim, Okjin ^a   Kim, Sung Soon ^a   Park, Mi Sun ^a   Suh, Soon Deok ^a   Lee, Min Woo ^a   Kim, Ki Soo ^a   Yoon, Jae Deuk ^a   Lee, Joo Shil ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; HSV 2; Korea; Seroprevalence; STI

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0037243185     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203321043264     Document Type: Article

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