Herpes simplex virus type 2 seroprevalence in Korea: Rapid increase of HSV-2 seroprevalence in the 30s in the southern part

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 957-962

  Haeng, Seop Shin ^a   Jeong, Joo Park ^a   Chu, Chaeshin ^a   Hyeon, Je Song ^b   Kyung, Soon Cho ^c   Joo, Shil Lee ^a   Sung, Soon Kim ^a   Mee, Kyung Kee ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Jeollanam do Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

^c Busan Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Herpes genitalis; HIV; HSV 2; Seroprevalence; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 38349191326     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.6.957     Document Type: Article

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