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)




AuthorsKortekangas-Savolainen O, Orhanen E, Puodinketo T, Vuorinen T

PublisherLIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

Publication year2014

JournalSexually Transmitted Diseases

Journal name in sourceSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

Journal acronymSEX TRANSM DIS

Volume41

Issue4

First page 268

Last page271

Number of pages4

ISSN0148-5717

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000101(external)


Abstract

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.




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