Prevalence and determinants of genital shedding of herpes simplex virus among women attending Italian colposcopy clinics

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-90

  Boselli, Fausto ^a   Chiossi, Giuseppe ^a   Bortolamasi, Marisa ^a   Gallinelli, Andrea ^a  

^a Department of Gynecological   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colposcopy clinics; Enzyme immunoassay; Genital herpes; Viral shedding

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN D;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 10644262974     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.05.017     Document Type: Article

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