A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Epidemiology of Genital Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and 2 Infections in Southwestern Finland During a 10-Year Period (2003-2012)
Authors: Kortekangas-Savolainen O, Orhanen E, Puodinketo T, Vuorinen T
Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Journal name in source: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Journal acronym: SEX TRANSM DIS
Volume: 41
Issue: 4
First page : 268
Last page: 271
Number of pages: 4
ISSN: 0148-5717
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000101(external)
Herpes simplex virus type 2 was still the most common causative agent of genital herpes in Southwestern Finland, but the proportion of HSV-1 was increasingly high. The age difference between male patients with HSV-1 and HSV-2 narrowed during the years studied.