Epidemiological studies suggest that HSV-2 increases the risk of HIV-1 acquisition. 1, 2, 3 In populations with HSV-2 prevalence of 80%, nearly 50% of HIV-1 infections are attributable to an HSV-2 ...
Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is an important cause of genital ulcers and can increase the risk for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission. Our objective was to ...
In a study that included approximately 15,000 pregnant women, seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 decreased substantially between 1989 and 2010 while there was no overall decrease for ...
HealthDay News — A once-promising investigational vaccine against herpes viruses showed only 20% efficacy against herpes genital disease in a large clinical trial designed to mimic the general ...
Genital herpes is one of the most common types of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States – as well as one of the most frustrating. Characterized by periodic blisters on the ...
Serology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especially for the qualitative determination IgG antibodies to Herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1) ...
Vaccinia virus recombinants containing herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 (VP176) or type 2 (VP221) glycoprotein D (gD) genes were studied for their protective potential in the guinea pig model of ...
Vical acknowledged today that it has halted development of its bivalent vaccine candidate for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) after it failed a Phase II trial—the company’s second clinical setback ...
Pune: Mylab Discovery Solutions has launched the PathoDetect HSV type 1 & 2 detection kit, a multiplex real-time PCR test that detects and differentiates herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-l) type 2 ...
As per the data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), 3.7 billion people globally have herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV 1) and 491 million have herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection ...
In a study that included approximately 15,000 pregnant women, seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 decreased substantially between 1989 and 2010 while there was no overall decrease for ...