Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in two clinics for sexually transmitted diseases in Santiago, Chile;Seroprevalencia de la infección por virus herpes simplex tipo 2 en pacientes atendidos en centros de referencia de ETS de Santiago

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 302-306

  Martínez G, María José ^a,e   Navarrete N, Nelson ^b   Santander C, Ester ^c   Garmendia M, María Luisa ^a   Gubelin H, Walter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL BARROS LUCO TRUDEAU   (Chile)

^c Hospital San José   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Herpes genitalis; Herpes simplex; Herpes virus 2, human; Sexually transmitted diseases, viral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYPHILIS; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 30844462584     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: 07176163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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