Incident herpes simplex virus type 2 infection increases the risk of subsequent episodes of bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1023-1027

  Masese, Linnet ^a   Baeten, Jared M ^a   Richardson, Barbra A ^a,b,c   Bukusi, Elizabeth ^a,e,f   John Stewart, Grace ^a   Jaoko, Walter ^d   Shafi, Juma ^d   Kiarie, James ^a,e   Mcclelland, R Scott ^a,d,e  

^a Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d Departments of Medical Microbiology   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^f KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Bacterial vaginosis; herpes simplex virus type 2; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROCONVERSION; UNPROTECTED SEX; VAGINITIS;

AFRICA; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE 2; WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899025668     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit634     Document Type: Article

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