Concepedia

Publication | Closed Access

Trends in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2 Seroprevalence in the United States

DOI

1K

Citations

42

References

2006

Year

Fujie Xu, Maya Sternberg, Benny J. Kottiri, Geraldine M. McQuillan, Francis K. Lee, André J. Nahmias, Stuart M. Berman, Lauri E. Markowitz
JAMA

Abstract

These data show declines in HSV-2 seroprevalence, suggesting that the trajectory of increasing HSV-2 seroprevalence in the United States has been reversed. Seroprevalence of HSV-1 decreased but the incidence of genital herpes caused by HSV-1 may be increasing.

References

YearCitations

Page 1