Seroepidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in pregnant women in Switzerland: An obstetric clinic based study

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-17

  Kucera, Pavel ^a   Gerber, Stefan ^b   Marques Vidal, Pedro ^c   Meylan, Pascal R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2; Neonatal herpes; Pregnancy; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SEROCONVERSION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84855852968     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.09.030     Document Type: Article

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