Open AccessPrevalence and Correlates of Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 Infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, San Francisco, 2008
Author(s) -
Daniel D. Bohl,
Kenneth A. Katz,
Kyle T. Bernstein,
Eunice Wong,
H. Fisher Raymond,
Jeffrey D. Klausner,
Willi McFarland
Publication year - 2011
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.0b013e31820a8c10
Subject(s) - serostatus , medicine , coinfection , men who have sex with men , seroprevalence , serology , asymptomatic , demography , herpes simplex virus , confidence interval , immunology , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , virus , syphilis , antibody , sociology
Most herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections are asymptomatic or unrecognized, so periodic serological surveys are necessary in order to measure the true prevalence of infection, track trends over time, and identify correlates of infection, including coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).