Open AccessOral Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Reactivation in HIV‐Positive and ‐Negative Men
Author(s) -
H. Nina Kim,
Amalia S. Meier,
MeeiLi Huang,
Steve Kuntz,
Stacy Selke,
Connie Celum,
Lawrence Corey,
Anna Wald
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/505879
Subject(s) - herpes simplex virus , virology , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , simplexvirus , simplex , virus , immunology , herpesviridae , viral disease , mathematics , geometry
Previous studies using viral cultures rarely reported herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) isolation from the mouth. We sought to characterize oral HSV-2 shedding as detected by HSV DNA polymerase chain reaction among HSV-2-seropositive men.
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