Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 are both known to cause mucosal and skin infections. HSV-1 is regarded as the main virus type in the orofacial region, whereas HSV-2 is mainly associated with genital infections. Recently, an increase in HSV-1 genital infections has been described in some coun...

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Autor principal: Välimaa, Hannamari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Poster Session
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5646621/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325256
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Sumario:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 are both known to cause mucosal and skin infections. HSV-1 is regarded as the main virus type in the orofacial region, whereas HSV-2 is mainly associated with genital infections. Recently, an increase in HSV-1 genital infections has been described in some countries. We investigated the proportion of HSV-1 and HSV-2 isolates from different mucocutaneous regions using diagnostic laboratory database at HUSLAB, Helsinki during the years 2011–2014. Distribution of HSV-1 and HSV-2 among samples was analyzed.

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