Open AccessAn Assessment of Risk Factors for Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Malawian Women Using 2 Classifications for the HerpeSelect 2 Test
Author(s) -
Payal Chakraborty,
Alison Norris,
Sarah HuberKrum,
Sarah Garver,
Robert B. Hood,
Venson Banda,
Allahna Esber,
Carr Reese Patricia,
Robert Krysiak,
Abigail Norris Turner
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.0000000000001121
Subject(s) - medicine , herpes simplex virus , virology , test (biology) , herpes genitalis , virus , genital herpes , paleontology , biology
The HerpeSelect 2 ELISA IgG test for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is widely used, convenient, and inexpensive. However, it has been shown to have lower specificity among populations in Sub-Saharan Africa compared with HSV-2 tests regarded as criterion standards.