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Acceptance and outc...
Acceptance and outcome of herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody testing in patients attending an STD clinic--recognized and unrecognized infections
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- Löwhagen, Gun-Britt, 1942 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för särskilda specialiteter, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Selected Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology
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- Berntsson, Matilda, 1968 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för särskilda specialiteter, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Selected Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology
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Bonde, Ellen, 1968 (author)
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- Tunbäck, Petra, 1965 (author)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för särskilda specialiteter, Avdelningen för dermatologi och venereologi,Institute of Selected Clinical Sciences, Department of Dermatology and Venereology
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- Krantz, I. (author)
- Umeå universitet,Epidemiologi och folkhälsovetenskap
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- Medical Journals Sweden AB, 2005
- 2005
- English.
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In: Acta Derm Venereol. - : Medical Journals Sweden AB. - 0001-5555 .- 1651-2057. ; 85:3, s. 248-52
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- The majority of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) genital infections are asymptomatic. We wanted to evaluate the acceptance of HSV-2 antibody testing among people attending an STD clinic and to estimate, after counselling, the percentage of recognized and unrecognized HSV-2 infections. First visitors to an STD clinic were invited to participate by answering a questionnaire and taking a blood test for HSV-2 antibodies. HSV-2 seropositive individuals, who were unaware of having genital herpes, were offered an HSV-2 counselling visit and follow-up. Of 1769 patients offered testing, 57% accepted. Of 152 (15%) HSV-2 seropositive individuals, 41% had a self-reported history of genital herpes, approximately 30% had genital symptoms and 30% had no genital symptoms. The percentage of patients reporting genital symptoms was much higher in HSV-2 seropositives (45%) without a history of genital herpes than in an HSV-2 seronegative group (28%). HSV-2 antibody testing should be performed generously in all cases of uncharacteristic genital symptoms.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Dermatologi och venereologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Dermatology and Venereal Diseases (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Adult
- Antibodies
- Viral/analysis
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Herpes Genitalis/blood/epidemiology/*prevention & control
- Herpesvirus 2
- Human/*immunology/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Male
- *Patient Acceptance of Health Care
- Questionnaires
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases/blood/epidemiology/prevention & control
- Sweden/epidemiology
- Adult
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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