Seroprevalence, predictors and estimated incidence of maternal and neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 infection in semi-urban women in Kilifi, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2) has public health importance as a leading cause of genital ulcers, a co-factor in HIV-1 acquisition and transmission and as a cause of neonatal herpes infections. Little is known of its epidemiology and burden in Coastal Kenya. METHODS: We screened pla...

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Autores principales: Nyiro, Joyce U, Sanders, Eduard J, Ngetsa, Caroline, Wale, Steve, Awuondo, Ken, Bukusi, Elizabeth, Price, Matthew A, Amornkul, Pauli N, James Nokes, D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21627803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-155

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3123214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21627803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-155

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