Herpes simplex virus 2 infection: molecular association with HIV and novel microbicides to prevent disease

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-176

  Suazo, Paula A ^a   Tognarelli, Eduardo I ^a   Kalergis, Alexis M ^a,b,c   González, Pablo A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Antiviral resistance; Clinical manifestations; Co infection; Epidemiology; Pathology; Therapeutic and prophylactic antivirals

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AGARICUS BRASILENSIS EXTRACT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASTODRIMER; C31G; CARRAGEENAN; GRIFFITHSIN; LABYRINTHOPEPTIN A1; MELIA AZEDARACH EXTRACT; NONOXINOL 9; PD 404 182; PRO 2000; TENOFOVIR; TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR; ZINC ACETATE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENCEPHALITIS; EYE INFECTION; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPETIC STOMATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; KAPOSI VARICELLIFORM ERUPTION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMPLICATION; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; TRENDS; VIROLOGY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; DRUG DISCOVERY; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 84924980118     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-014-0358-x     Document Type: Review

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