Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity in a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 626-628

  Feldman, Paul A ^a   Steinberg, Jordan ^a   Madeb, Ralph ^a   Bar, Guy ^a   Nativ, Ofer ^a   Tal, Joseph ^a   Srugo, Isaac ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibody; Glycoprotein; Herpes simplex virus; Infection; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; VIRUSES;

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE (STD);

DISEASE CONTROL;

GLYCOPROTEIN G 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141794101     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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