HIGH PREVALENCE OF HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE-1 IN FEMALE ANOGENITAL HERPES-SIMPLEX IN NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 1983-92

Authors
TAYAL SC PATTMAN RS
Citation
Sc. Tayal et Rs. Pattman, HIGH PREVALENCE OF HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE-1 IN FEMALE ANOGENITAL HERPES-SIMPLEX IN NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 1983-92, International journal of STD & AIDS, 5(5), 1994, pp. 359-361
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
International journal of STD & AIDS → ACNP
ISSN journal
09564624
Volume
5
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
359 - 361
Database
ISI
SICI code
0956-4624(1994)5:5<359:HPOHVT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of the viral types and temporal epidemiology in patients with ano-genital herpes between 1983-92. One thousand one hundred and thirty-five pati ents with anogenital herpes were available for analysis. The annual in cidence of anogenital herpes nearly tripled over the period of 7 years (1986-92) from 59 to 171 cases. The percentage of HSV-1 infection in female cases (63-79%) was much higher than in other reported studies a nd remained relatively constant over the study period.