Open AccessTime Trends in First-Episode Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in an Urban Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Author(s) -
Nazila Dabestani,
David A. Katz,
Julia C. Dombrowski,
Amalia Magaret,
Anna Wald,
Christine Johnston
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001076
Subject(s) - medicine , sexually transmitted disease , genital herpes , herpes genitalis , herpes simplex virus , virology , disease , dermatology , virus , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Genital herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) has emerged as the leading cause of first-episode genital herpes among specific populations in the United States, such as adolescents, young adult women, and men who have sex with men (MSM). We examined trends in the etiology of first-episode genital herpes diagnoses over time in a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic population.