Risk factors for herpes simplex virus transmission to pregnant women: A couples study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1891-1899

  Gardella, Carolyn ^a   Brown, Zane ^a   Wald, Anna ^b   Selke, Stacy ^b   Zeh, Judy ^b   Morrow, Rhoda Ashley ^b   Corey, Lawrence ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes; Pregnancy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 28444435970     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.07.041     Document Type: Article

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