No association between antepartum serologic and genital tract evidence of herpes simplex virus-2 coinfection and perinatal HIV-1 transmission

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399.e1-399.e5

  Chen, Katherine T ^a   Tuomala, Ruth E ^b   Chu, Clara ^c   Huang, Meei Li ^d   Watts, D Heather ^e   Zorrilla, Carmen D ^f   Paul, Mary ^g   Hershow, Ron ^h   Larussa, Philip ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

herpes simplex virus 2 infection; perinatal HIV 1 transmission; pregnancy; transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 41349083967     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.784     Document Type: Article

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