Increasing proportion of herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of genital herpes infection in college students

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 797-800

  Roberts, Craig M ^a,c   Pfister, John R ^b   Spear, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c University Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GROUPS BY AGE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0141994872     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.OLQ.0000092387.58746.C7     Document Type: Review

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