Genital Shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus Among Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Persons With HSV-2 Infection
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Tronstein,
Christine Johnston,
Meei Li Huang,
Stacy Selke,
Amalia Magaret,
Terri Warren,
Lawrence Corey,
Anna Wald
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2011.420
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , viral shedding , subclinical infection , herpes simplex virus , sex organ , serology , context (archaeology) , immunology , virology , virus , antibody , biology , genetics , paleontology
Since herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) antibody tests have become commercially available, an increasing number of persons have learned that they have genital herpes through serologic testing. The course of natural history of HSV-2 in asymptomatic, seropositive persons is uncertain.
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