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Incidence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in penile lesions of college men
Author(s) -
Docherty John J.,
Lohse Megan A.,
Dellaria Marco F.,
Naugle Floyd P.,
Mason Charles W.,
Knerr Richard A.,
McDermott Harry M.,
Mundon Francis K.,
Zimmerman Daniel H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890130206
Subject(s) - herpes simplex virus , ecori , virology , incidence (geometry) , restriction enzyme , hsl and hsv , immunofluorescence , virus , simplexvirus , herpes genitalis , monoclonal antibody , herpesviridae , sex organ , genital herpes , biology , medicine , antibody , viral disease , dna , immunology , genetics , physics , optics
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) was isolated from penile lesions of 15 college men. Using (E)‐5‐(2‐bromovinyl)‐2'‐deoxyuridine sensitivity, monoclonal antibody immunofluorescence, and restriction endonuclease EcoRI digestion of viral DNA, 4 of 15 (26%) isolates were found to be HSV‐1, and 11 of 15 (74%) isolates were found to be HSV‐2. It is likely that some of the genital HSV‐1 infections are related to oral genital contact, but this fact could not be established for all cases, since the females in this group had previously been shown to have a high incidence of genital HSV‐1.