Community-based study on seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in New Delhi

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Chawla, R ^a   Bhalla, P ^a   Bhalla, K ^a   Singh, M ^a   Garg, S ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus type 2; Seroprevalence; Urban community

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 38849108129     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.38855     Document Type: Article

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