CGPH FACULTY: Art Reingold
DATE OF PUBLICATION: January – March 2011
REGION: Latin America
REFERENCE: Madhivanan P, Chen YH, Krupp K, Arun A, Klausner JD, Reingold AL. Incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in young reproductive age women in Mysore, India. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2011 Jan-Mar;54(1):96-9. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.77336.
SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: CONTEXT: There are sparse data on herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in India. HSV-2 is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and the primary cause of genital ulcer disease worldwide. AIM: The aim of this study is to describe the incidence of HSV-2 infection among young reproductive age women in Mysore, India. CONCLUSION: HSV-2 incidence is moderate in this community sample of young reproductive age monogamous women. More research is needed to establish incidence estimates in different Indian settings.
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