A serological survey of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 immunity in pregnant women at labor stage in Tehran, Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 148-151

  Ziyaeyan, Mazyar ^a   Japoni, Aziz ^a   Roostaee, Mohammad Hassan ^b   Salehi, Sepehr ^c   Soleimanjahi, Hoorieh ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

HSV; Neutralizing antibodies; Pregnancy; Serology; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 33846416514     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.148.151     Document Type: Article

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