Low seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 among pregnant women in Senegal

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 159-160

  Diawara, Silman ^a   Kane, Coumba Toure ^b,d   Legoff, Jérôme ^c   Gaye, Astou Gueye ^b   Mboup, Souleymane ^b   Bélec, Laurent ^c  

^a Service de Chirurgie Hôpital Militaire de Ouakam   (Senegal)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide Le Dantec de Dakar   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

HSV 2; Pregnancy; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENEGAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SENEGAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 44349170540     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007139     Document Type: Article

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