Prevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 among children and adolescents attending a sexual abuse clinic

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 902-905

  Ramos, Stephanie ^a   Lukefahr, James L ^a   Morrow, Rhoda Ashley ^b   Stanberry, Lawrence R ^a   Rosenthal, Susan L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Genital herpes; Herpes simplex virus; Serological screening; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 33749436568     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000237831.79072.c8     Document Type: Article

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