Prevalence of herpes simplex types 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, and immunoglobulin G antibodies among female university students in Syria

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 990-994

  Barah, Faraj ^a  

^a University of Kalamoon   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STUDENTS; SYRIA; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; STUDENTS; SYRIA; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877938716     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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