Unexpected high prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 seropositivity and HSV genital shedding in pregnant women living in an East Paris suburban area

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 593-595

  LeGoff, Jérôme ^a,b   Saussereau, Elodie ^c   Boulanger, Marie Christine ^c   Chemin, Cécile ^a,b   Si Mohamed, Ali ^a,b   Bélec, Laurent ^a,b   Maisonneuve, Lydia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger CHRB   (France)

Author keywords

France; Genital shedding; HSV; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 44349136818     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207781568457     Document Type: Article

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