Increase in rates of herpes simplex virus type 1 as a cause of anogenital herpes in western Sydney, Australia, between 1979 and 2003

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-259

  Haddow, L J ^b   Dave, B ^a   Mindel, Adrian ^a,b   McPhie, K A ^a   Chung, C ^b   Marks, C ^b   Dwyer, D E ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANUS DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33745139501     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.018176     Document Type: Article

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