Asymptomatic sexually active adolescents and young adults should not be screened for herpes simplex virus

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 691-692

  Mark, Hayley D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS;

EID: 84881525757     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.462     Document Type: Note

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