Herpes simplex virus viremia during primary genital infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-34

  Johnston, Christine ^a,c   Magaret, Amalia ^a,b   Selke, Stacy ^a   Remington, Michael ^a   Corey, Lawrence ^a,b   Wald, Anna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c Virology Research Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; VIREMIA;

EID: 46349104669     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588676     Document Type: Article

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