Herpes simplex type II and Mycoplasma genitalium as risk factors for heterosexual HIV transmission: Report from the heterosexual HIV transmission study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-11

  Perez, George ^a,c   Skurnick, Joan H ^b   Denny, Thomas N ^c   Stephens, Richard ^c   Kennedy, Cheryl A ^b   Regivick, Nina ^d   Nahmias, Andre ^e   Lee, Francis K ^e   Lo, Shyh Ching ^f   Wang, Richard Y H ^f   Weiss, Stanley H ^b   Louria, Donald B ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^d Raritan Bay Medical Center   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; HIV; Mycoplasma; Seroconcordance

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; GONORRHEA; HEPATITIS B; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGIN TEST; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 7844246153     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90088-1     Document Type: Article

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